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CONSIDERABLE refinements have been made recently to Palaeozoic magnetic reversal stratigraphy. Here, we present evidence of a previously unrecognised rapid field change of positive polarity during the Upper part of the Kiaman Magnetic Interval. This is recorded in the Upper Permian Marl Slate, a well-known stratigraphic marker horizon and should be of considerable value to future palaeomagnetic and stratigraphic studies.
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TURNER, P., VAUGHAN, D. Evidence of rapid changes in the Permian geomagnetic field during the Zechstein marine transgression. Nature 270, 593–594 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/270593a0
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