Course title:

Paleomagnetism

Quarter:

Fall 2006

Type Section of Lovejoy Basalt Red Clover Creek, northeastern Sierra Nevada

 

 

 

Eart 117:

Paleomagnetism (concurrent enrollment required in EART 117L Lab)

 

Instructor:

Rob Coe

OfficeHours: Tu 11:30-12:30 and W 11-12 in A202 EMS

 

Course Assistant:

 

OfficeHours:

 

Lecture:

MWF 9:30-10:40, D250 Earth & Marine Sciences

 

Lab Section:

T 6-9 (usually less) in EMS D250 and additional times tba in pmag research labs (C442, Chalet)

 

Text:

R.F. Butler, Magnetic Domains to Geologic Terranes (free public domain textbook online)

 

Links and Downloadable Materials:

 

 

Syllabus

 

 

Reference Articles and Example Report

 

 

Table Mtn Maps & Images

 

 

Table Mountain Sample Spreadsheet

 

 

Data and Link to Analysis Program

 

 

Photomicrographs

 

 

Computer Animations

More Animation Links

Lecture PowerPoints

 

 

Lab 1 Geomagnetic Field

Pset 1

Geomagnetic Maps

 

 

Lab 2 Mag min & prepare samples

Pset 2

SUNCOMP.EXE

VBRUN300.DLL

 

 

Lab 3&4 Curie temp & hysteresis

 

k-T Excel Plotting Example

SampleTemplate_F07.xls

Very detailed k-T Plotting Instructions

 

 

Lab 5-6 AF & thermal demag

Pset-HW 5

 

 

 

Lab7 PC analysis; photomicrographs

 

Remote Lab & AF Demag Instructions

Pmag Analysis Program

Windows Library Files

 

Lab 7 Data wrap up

Pset 6

Cryo AF Demag Files

Kappabridge k-T Files

Micromag Hysteresis Files

 

Lab 8 Discuss results&literature

Pset 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Report

Sample Spreadsheet

F-test Program for Mean Directions

Reference Articles