Paleomagnetic data from sedimentary sequences on Bylot Island, Nunavut.

This dataset presents a compilation of paleomagnetic records from glacigenic sedimentary sequences studied on Bylot Island (Nunavut). Discrete sediment samples were collected from three undisturbed stratigraphic sections (A, B, C) to constrain the age of the sediment and buried glacier ice preserved in the permafrost. Paleomagnetism is a relative dating technique based on the principle that changes in the Earth's magnetic field are preserved in rocks and sediments. Paleomagnetic measurements were carried out at the Paleomagnetism and Marine geology Laboratory at the Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER, Rimouski, QC).

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Source https://nordicana.cen.ulaval.ca/en/publication.php?doi=45843CE-A28A9ED91F7945D0
Version 1.0
Citation Fortier, D., Coulombe,S., St-Onge, G., Guertin-Pasquier, A., 2023. Paleomagnetic data from sedimentary sequences on Bylot Island, Nunavut., v. 1.0 (2010-2013). Nordicana D119, doi: 10.5885/45843CE-A28A9ED91F7945D0.
Temporal coverage 1
Temporal coverage start
2010-07-01
Temporal coverage end
2013-07-31
Spatial coverage { "coordinates": [ -79.968, 73.218 ], "type": "Point" }
Station cen-whapmagoostui-kuujuarapik-research-station
Collaborator nordicana-d
Variable measured 1
Variable name
Paleomagnetic data
Variable description
This dataset comprises values on intensity, inclination, declination, maximum angular variation (MAD), median destructive field (MDF) as well as IRM/SIRM, NRM/ARM, NRM/IRM ratios. This file also includes information about the grain-size distribution of sediments. NRM: Natural Remnant Magnetization; ARM: Anhysteretic Remnant Magnetization; IRM: Isothermal Remnant Magnetization; SIRM: Saturation Isothermal Remnant Magnetization.
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Variable URL
https://nordicana.cen.ulaval.ca/en/infodonnees.php?id=386
Measurement Technique
Date published
Status
Publisher 1
Publisher name
Nordicana D
Publisher URL
https://nordicana.cen.ulaval.ca/en/
Provider 1
Provider name
Centre for Nordic Studies (CEN)
Provider URL
https://www.cen.ulaval.ca/