CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE xiii
4. CHAPTER 1. THE PHYSICS OF MAGNETISM 1
5. CHAPTER 2. THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD 17
6. CHAPTER 3. INDUCED AND REMANENT MAGNETISM 33
7. CHAPTER 4. MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY AND DOMAINS 47
8. CHAPTER 5. MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS 65
9. CHAPTER 6. MAGNETIC MINERALOGY 85
10. CHAPTER 7. HOW ROCKS GET AND STAY MAGNETIZED 101
11. CHAPTER 8. APPLIED ROCK (ENVIRONMENTAL) MAGNETISM 131
12. CHAPTER 9. GETTING A PALEOMAGNETIC DIRECTION 161
13. CHAPTER 10. PALEOINTENSITY 187
14. CHAPTER 11. FISHER STATISTICS 207
15. CHAPTER 12. BEYOND FISHER STATISTICS 231
16. CHAPTER 13. PALEOMAGNETIC TENSORS 245
17. CHAPTER 14. THE ANCIENT GEOMAGNETIC FIELD 267
18. CHAPTER 15. THE GPTS AND MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY 295
19. CHAPTER 16. TECTONIC APPLICATIONS OF PALEOMAGNETISM 315
20. APPENDIX A. DEFINITIONS, DERIVATIONS, AND TRICKS 339
21. APPENDIX B. PLOTS USEFUL IN PALEOMAGNETISM 365
22. APPENDIX C. PALEOMAGNETIC STATISTICS AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION 373
23. APPENDIX D. ANISOTROPY IN PALEOMAGNETISM 385
24. APPENDIX E. THE MagIC DATABASE 391
25. APPENDIX F. COMPUTER SKILLS 397
26. BIBLIOGRAPHY 463
27. INDEX 479