Paleofield

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past

    "In particular, paleofields as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x10⁹ years ago"

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"In particular, paleofields as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x10⁹ years ago"

Etymology

From paleo- + field.

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magnetic field

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