Common magnetic mineral is reliable witness to Earth's history: Magnetic vortices defy temperature fluctuations
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
Magnetic nanovortices in magnetite minerals are reliable witnesses of the Earth's history, as revealed by the first high-resolution studies of these structures undertaken by scientists from Germany and the United Kingdom. The magnetic structures are built during the cooling of molten rock and reflect the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.