Low-field variation of magnetic susceptibility as a tool for magnetic mineralogy of rocks |
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| Institution: | 1. AGICO Ltd., Je?ná 29a, CZ-621 00 Brno, Czech Republic;2. Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ-128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic;3. Bohá?ova 866/4, CZ-149 00 Praha, Czech Republic;4. Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3, CZ-118 21 Praha 1, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Low-field variation of magnetic susceptibility was investigated on a collection of several hundreds specimens of various minerals and rocks using the KLY-4S Kappabridge. The measurement is fully automated, being executed in 21 distinct fields ranging from 2 to 450 A/m (in one frequency of 875 Hz). The measurement is rapid, 7 min per specimen, so that large collections of specimens can be investigated. The results can be processed both graphically and mathematically. For the latter processing, parameters of two kinds were introduced. One characterizes the susceptibility change with field, the other one characterizes the field in which the susceptibility no longer obeys the Rayleigh law and starts becoming more complex.The results were evaluated statistically. Remarkable differences were revealed between individual minerals and between some rock types. For example, the field variation of susceptibility of pyrrhotite is in general an order of magnitude larger than that of titanomagnetite. The susceptibility increase in pyrrhotite starts at the field an order of magnitude lower than that of titanomagnetite. Low-field variation of susceptibility then appears as an interesting phenomeon that helps in the identification of magnetic minerals and in some cases also in assessing the compositional variation of them. |
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