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Ancient Magnetic Reversals: Clues to the Geodynamo

Is the earth headed for a reversal of its magnetic field? No one can answer this question yet, but rocks magnetized by ancient fields offer clues to the underlying reversal mechanism in the earth's core

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 258 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Ancient Magnetic Reversals: Clues to the Geodynamo” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 258 No. 5 (), p. 76
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0588-76