Contents
1 The physics of magnetism
2 The geomagnetic field
3 Induced and remanent magnetism
4 Magnetic anisotropy and domains
5 Magnetic hysteresis
6 Magnetic mineralogy
7 How rocks get and stay magnetized
8 Applied rock (environmental) magnetism
9 Getting a paleomagnetic direction
10 Paleointensity
11 Fisher statistics
12 Beyond Fisher statistics
13 Paleomagnetic tensors
14 The ancient geomagnetic field
15 The GPTS and magnetostratigraphy
16 Tectonic applications of paleomagnetism
Appendices
A Definitions, derivations and tricks
B Plots useful in paleomagnetism
C Paleomagnetic statistics and parameter estimation
D Anisotropy in paleomagnetism
E The MagIC database
F Computer skills
Bibliography