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THE symmetrical magnetic anomaly pattern1 over the axis of the Reykjanes Ridge has been interpreted2,3 as evincing seafloor spreading during the past 10 m.y., and Talwani et al.4 have used magnetic survey data of the Reykjanes Ridge to revise the reversal time scale for the past 10 m.y. They were also able to show that the magnetization of basement within the axial anomaly is 0.03 emu, three times greater than the value assigned to the magnetization of basement underlying the flank anomalies, 0.01 emu.
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HERRON, E., TALWANI, M. Magnetic Anomalies on the Reykjanes Ridge. Nature 238, 390–392 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/238390a0
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