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Lava Flow Clues to Magnetic Reversals
September 29, 2008 | University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been dating lava flows and studying their magnetic properties. They are using this information to document reversals in earth’s magnetic field.


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