The stability of isothermal and natural remanent magnetic polarization under elastic deformation of rocks

Summary With the decreasing magnitude of the initial remanent condition of rocks, their pressure demagnetization gradually changes to pressure remanent magnetic polarization under elastic deformation. In both cases the physical cause of these changes are the irreversible changes of the domain structure of ferrimagnetic minerals. Under directional pressure the natural remanent magnetic polarization is affected namely by the generation of a relatively little stable pressure remanent magnetic polarization. With regard to paleomagnetic research, the essential thing is that secondary magnetization combined with possible elastic deformations of rocks in the Earth's crust can be eliminated relatively easily by magnetic cleaning.