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Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 18541. the intensity and direction of residual magnetization in ancient rocks2. a science that deals with paleomagnetism • paleomagnetic adjective • paleomagnetically adverb • paleomagnetist noun
Britannica Concise
Permanent magnetism in rocks, resulting from the orientation of the earth's magnetic field at the time of rock formation in a past geologic age. It is a source of information for the paleomagnetic studies of polar wandering and plate tectonics.
