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FROM studies on a few gravity cores1 it is known that the absolute susceptibility of Pacific sediments ranges from 10−5 to 10−6 e.m.u. g−1 oersted−1. Using a simple, non-destructive and rapid logging technique2, we measured the relative susceptibility, as a function of depth, in 86 gravity cores from the Pacific (Core Library, Scripps Institution of Oceanography). We report the salient features of this investigation (details will be presented elsewhere).
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SOMAYAJULU, B., WALSH, T. & RADHAKRISHNAMURTY, C. Magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy of Pacific Pleistocene sediments. Nature 253, 616–617 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253616a0
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