Paleomagnetic directional groups and paleointensity from the flood basalt in the Tarim large igneous province: implications for eruption frequency

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Table 3 Summary of the paleointensity results

Specimen	Material	Paleointensity (μT)	N	β	MAD	δ(CK)
KP1a-x10	Plagioclase	17.37	5	0.04	8	4.7
KP1a-x12	Plagioclase	10.12	6	0.14	6.6	5.1
KP1b-x1	Plagioclase	7.13	8	0.06	7.6	5.1
KP1b-x3	Plagioclase	9.4	10	0.1	4.1	5.8
KZ2a-x4	Plagioclase	38.01	10	0.06	3.6	4.5
KZ4-x2	Plagioclase	16.08	5	0.08	2.7	6.1
KZ4-d	Whole rock	36.39	7	0.13	1.5	2.7
KZ4-e	Whole rock	44.54	7	0.1	1.5	2.8

N number of steps used for calculation, β standard deviation of the linear fit in the Arai plot relative to the slope, MAD maximum angular deviation of the linear directional fit, δ(CK) maximum absolute difference produced by a pTRM check, normalized by the total TRM