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Silva et al. 2006
Silva, P.F., Henry, B., Marques, F.O., Madureira, P. and Miranda, J.M. (2006). Paleomagnetic study of the Great Foum Zguid dyke (southern Morocco): A positive contact test related to metasomatic processes. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027498. issn: 0094-8276.

When a paleomagnetic pole is sought for in an igneous body, the host rocks should be subjected to a contact test to assure that the determined paleopole has the age of the intrusion. If the contact test is positive, it precludes the possibility that the measured magnetization is a later effect. Therefore, we investigated the variations of the remanent magnetization along cross-sections of rocks hosting the Foum Zguid dyke (southern Morocco) and the dyke itself. A positive contact test was obtained, but it is mainly related with Chemical/Crystalline Remanent Magnetization due to metasomatic processes in the host-rocks during magma intrusion and cooling, and not only with Thermo-Remanent Magnetization as ordinarily assumed in standard studies. Paleomagnetic data obtained within the dyke then reflect the Earth magnetic field during emplacement of this well-dated (196.9 ¿ 1.8 Ma) intrusion.

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Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Paleomagnetism applied to tectonics, regional, global, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Paleomagnetism applied to geologic processes, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Remagnetization, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Rock and mineral magnetism
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Geophysical Research Letters
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