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Table 5 Summary of the mean PI values from three methods for the six flows

From: A multimethod paleointensity approach applied to the historical Xitle lava flows (Central Mexico): towards the accurate paleointensity determination

Flow

TC [μT]

± σ

[μT]

n

IZZI CR corr

[μT]

± σ [μT]

n

MS [μT]

Min [μT]

Max [μT]

Flow 1

62.4

4.1

1

50.7

8.1

1

21.6

17.9

23.8

Flow 2

N/R

49.1

3.5

8

52.9

51.4

54.3

Flow 3

86.2

4.0

1

75.5

2.9

4

58.2

56.4

61.4

Flow 4

66.0

5.5

3

63.2

1.4

4

49.5

46.8

52.3

Flow 5

62.4

3.1

1

61.9

5.3

8

61.8

53.6

75.2

Flow 6

72.8

3.0

3

60.1

4.3

7

51.9

49.6

55.1

  1. TC Thellier–Coe method, IZZI CRcorr IZZI method with cooling rate correction, MS multispecimen method, n number of specimens used for PI calculation