Magnetofossil abundance and diversity as paleoenvironmental proxies: a case study from southwest Iberian margin sediments

K He, Y Pan - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is still contentious how the abundance and diversity of magnetofossils reflect varying
paleoenvironmental conditions. Here, we apply rock magnetic methods and transmission …

Paleoenvironmental controls on the abundances of magnetofossils in the southwestern Iberian margin

K He, X Zhao, Z Jiang, S Li - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetofossils are nanosized magnetic fossil remnants of magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) that
are widely distributed in marine and freshwater sediments. Past studies have revealed that …

In situ magnetic identification of giant, needle-shaped magnetofossils in Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum sediments

CL Wagner, R Egli, I Lascu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Near-shore marine sediments deposited during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
at Wilson Lake, NJ, contain abundant conventional and giant magnetofossils. We find that …

Biogenic magnetite, detrital hematite, and relative paleointensity in Quaternary sediments from the Southwest Iberian Margin

JET Channell, DA Hodell, V Margari, LC Skinner… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Magnetic properties of late Quaternary sediments on the SW Iberian Margin are dominated
by bacterial magnetite, observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with …

Variable remanence acquisition efficiency in sediments containing biogenic and detrital magnetites: Implications for relative paleointensity signal recording

T Ouyang, D Heslop, AP Roberts, C Tian… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread geological preservation of biogenic magnetite makes it important to assess how
such particles contribute to sedimentary paleomagnetic signals. We studied a sediment core …

Assessment and integration of bulk and component‐specific methods for identifying mineral magnetic assemblages in environmental magnetism

Y Qian, AP Roberts, Y Liu, P Hu, X Zhao… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic parameters are used extensively to interpret magnetic mineral assemblage
variations in environmental studies. Conventional room temperature measurements of bulk …

[HTML][HTML] Paleomagnetic and paleoenvironmental implications of magnetofossil occurrences in late Miocene marine sediments from the Guadalquivir Basin, SW Spain

JC Larrasoaña, Q Liu, P Hu, AP Roberts… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Although recent studies have revealed more widespread occurrences of magnetofossils in
pre-Quaternary sediments than have been previously reported, their significance for …

Introduction to'Magnetic iron minerals in sediments and their relation to geologic processes, climate, and the geomagnetic field'

R Egli, F Florindo, AP Roberts - Global and planetary change, 2013 - Elsevier
Iron is the fourth most common element on Earth and gives rise to the magnetic properties of
rock-forming minerals. Magnetic iron minerals are, therefore, abundant and occur in almost …

Discovery of giant magnetofossils within and outside of the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in the North Atlantic

P Xue, L Chang, Z Pei, RJ Harrison - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Giant magnetofossils have exceptionally large grain sizes and peculiar morphologies
compared to conventional biogenic magnetite nanoparticles. The origin of these unusual …

Searching for single domain magnetite in the “pseudo‐single‐domain” sedimentary haystack: Implications of biogenic magnetite preservation for sediment magnetism …

AP Roberts, L Chang, D Heslop… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic hysteresis measurements of sediments have resulted in widespread reporting of
“pseudo‐single‐domain”‐like magnetic properties. In contrast, the ideal single domain (SD) …