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[Frontier Letter] A brief review of single silicate crystal paleointensity: rock-magnetic characteristics, mineralogical backgrounds, methods and applications
Single silicate crystals hosting tiny magnetic inclusions have attracted attention as highly reliable medium for recording the paleomagnetic field, and single silicate crystal paleointensity (SCP) is an important technique especially in studies on the long-term behavior of the geomagnetic field and studies using extraterrestrial samples. This article provides a brief review on the rock-magnetic characteristics of silicate crystals selected in paleomagnetic studies, the mineralogical background of the hosting silicates, and experimental procedures developed to obtain reliable data from magnetically weak samples with distinctive rock-magnetic features. We also overview the studies on SCP and related topics on various terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples. So far, only several groups of scientists have been involved in SCP studies, despite its potential. We hope that this article will guide readers who are interested in utilizing the SCP technique in their research.
- Kato et al. (2024): A brief review of single silicate crystal paleointensity: rock-magnetic characteristics, mineralogical backgrounds, methods and applications. Earth Planets Space 76:49, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-024-01994-w
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