? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : GEO-4-PALAEOMAG

The course covers the following topics:

1. Introduction to rock and mineral magnetism.
2. The nature short range ordering (I)
3. The nature short range ordering (II)
4. Rock magnetic recording - properties for single-domain grains
5. Rock magnetic recording stability (I)
6. Rock magnetic recording stability (II)
7. Magnetic blocking and unblocking
8. Multidomain grains and domain wall structures
9. Multidomain versus single-domain recording stability
10. Palaeomagnetic and rock-magnetic instrumentation
11. Natural magnetic minerals
12. Introduction to palaemagnetism
13. Partial demagnetisation
14. TRM and the palaeintensity method
15. Geomagnetic reversals
16. Palaemagnetic directional information
17. The non-dipole field
18. Environmental magnetism

? Pre-requisites : Year 3 of BSc (Hons) Geophysics. Please see the degree programme table for more information.

? Costs : None.

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 12:10 13:00 KB Lecture Thursday 12:10 13:00 KB

? Additional Class Information : Semester 2: Mon 1210-1300 (weeks 1 to 9), Thur 1210 - 1300 (weeks 2 to 10). Tutorials to be arranged.

Understanding of Rock, Mineral and Palaeomagnetism

100% degree exam.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Heather Hooker
Tel : (0131 6)50 4845
Email : heather.hooker@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Roy Thompson
Tel : (0131 6)50 4907
Email : R.Thompson@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/