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Field Reversal or Self-Reversal ?

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Correlations between the natural magnetic polarity and the oxidation state of magnetic minerals in certain rocks seem to conflict with the irrefutable case for ancient geomagnetic field reversals. This is a brief survey of the problem and its current status.

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SMITH, P. Field Reversal or Self-Reversal ?. Nature 229, 378–380 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229378a0

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