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Page 1: Magnetic Anomalies and Mid-Ocean Ridges

Magnetic Anomalies and Mid-Ocean Ridges

Tyler Szwarc, Haiyan Fu

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Magnetic Fields Induced in Igneous Rock

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Dating the Seafloor• Radiometric isotopes in zircon, apatite, and

feldspars record crystallization age of seafloor basalts

• Ages range from 0 Ma at the spreading ridge to 185 Ma at the edge

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