paleofield

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English

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Etymology

From paleo- +‎ field.

Noun

paleofield (plural paleofields)

  1. (geology) A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past
    • 2003, Michael E. Evans, Friedrich Heller, Environmental Magnetism, →ISBN, page 250:
      In particular, paleofields as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x109 years ago