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Magnetic Anomalies in Oceanic Sediments
File Name m00001.img.596.magnetic.oceanic.sediments.jpg
Data Type diagram
Computer Program Adobe Illustrator 10
File Size 271.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level Middle School (Grade 6-8)
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Mankinen & Dalrymple 1979
Resource Matrix Seafloor Spreading
Description
This figure illustrates the periods of magnetism recorded within oceanic sediments. Magnetic polarity data is recorded at mid-ocean ridges (divergent boundaries/spreading centers) when new oceanic crust rises and begins spreading apart.
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