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Table 2. Magnetic anisotropy results.

From: Paleointensity estimates from oceanic gabbros: Effects of hydrothermal alteration and cooling rate

Sample name

P j

T j

RMS/Kmin

153-923A8R11W74-76

1.49

−0.002

0.133

153-923A14R1W46-48

1.43

0.562

0.015

153-923A5R2W29-32

1.37

−0.150

0.053

304-1309D57R1W89-92

1.27

0.732

0.025

305-1309D276R1W68-71

1.32

0.334

0.115

  1. Pj and Tj: Jelinek's (1981) anisotropy parameters. RMS: residual mean squares of the least square fitting of an anisotropy tensor. Kmin: minimum eigenvalue of the anisotropy tensor. The ratio RMS/Kmin measures the error in the tensor fitting.
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