Rock Magnetism
Fundamentals and Frontiers

This book, first published in 1997, is a comprehensive treatment of fine particle magnetism and the magnetic properties of rocks.

David J. Dunlop (Author), Özden Özdemir (Author)

9780521000987, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 August 2001

596 pages, 420 b/w illus.
24.8 x 17.5 x 3.4 cm, 1.25 kg

'Over the years, a number of textbooks on rock and mineral magnetism have appeared, but the Dunlop and Ozdemir volume is the yardstick by which all others must be measured. It will undoubtedly become the standard reference for the next generation. By issuing this paperback version, to augment the extremely well-received original 1997 hardback version, the publishers have done a great service to the wide readership that can, and should, benefit from this excellent book … I strongly recommend it to the widest possible audience. Ted Evans, The Canadian Mineralogist

Rock Magnetism, first published in 1997, is a comprehensive treatment of fine particle magnetism and the magnetic properties of rocks. Starting from atomic magnetism and magnetostatic principles, the authors explain why domains and micromagnetic structures form in ferromagnetic crystals and how these lead to magnetic memory in the form of thermal, chemical and other remanent magnetizations. The phenomenal stability of these magnetizations, providing a record of plate tectonic motions over millions of years, is explained by thermal activation theory. One chapter is devoted to practical tests of domain state and paleomagnetic stability; another deals with pseudo-single-domain magnetism. The final four chapters place magnetism in the context of igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, and extraterrestrial rocks. This book will be of great value to graduate students and researchers in geophysics and geology, particularly in paleomagnetism and rock magnetism, as well as physicists and electrical engineers interested in fine-particle magnetism and magnetic recording.

Preface
1. Magnetism in nature
2. Fundamentals of magnetism
3. Terrestrial magnetic materials
4. Magnetostatic fields and energies
5. Elementary domain structure and hysteresis
6. Domain observations
7. Micromagnetic calculations
8. Single-domain thermoremanent magnetization
9. Multidomain thermoremanent magnetization
10. Viscous and thermoviscous magnetization
11. Isothermal magnetization and demagnetization
12. Pseudo-single-domain remanence
13. Crystallization remanent magnetization
14. Magnetism of igneous rocks and baked materials
15. Magnetism of sediments and sedimentary rocks
16. Magnetism of metamorphic rocks
17. Magnetism of extraterrestrial rocks
References.

Subject Areas: Geochemistry [RBGK], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Geophysics [PHVG]