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Table 5. Paleointensity results.

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

Sample	Lat	H_anc [μT]	H_{anc_anis} [μT]	VADM [10²²Am²]	VADM_anis [10²²Am²]
153-923A8R11W74-76	23.5	43.6	44.2	9.4	9.5
153-923A14R1W46-48	23.5	48.3	44.9	10.4	9.7
153-923A5R2W29-32	23.5	37.7	35.8	8.1	7.7
304-1309D57R1W89-92	30.2	27.7	25.5	5.5	5.0
305-1309D276R1W68-71	30.2	41.3	45.7	8.2	9.0
Average				8.3 ± 2.3	8.2 ± 2.1
Data from PINT*				6.3 ± 0.73 (VDM)

* see text for data selection criteria.
Lat: Present day latitude. H_anc: estimated paleointensity. H_{anc_anis}: paleointensity after anisotropy correction. VADM_anis: VADM after anisotropy correction.

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