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HORIZON INVERSION POLAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

Either a single clearly definable surface or a body of strata no more than 1 m thick, across which a change in magnetic polarity is recorded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

(...) strate ou ensemble de strates, de 1 mètre d'épaisseur ou moins, où s'opère clairement un changement de polarité magnétique.

OBS

[Un horizon d'inversion polaire] devient une zone de transition polaire si le changement de polarité s'effectue sur un intervalle stratigraphique de plus de 1 mètre.

Spanish

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