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RECENT investigation has revealed palæomagnetic reversals preserved in the clayey radiolarian ooze of two deep-sea cores from the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The cores are: MSN 12G; position 3° 01′ N., 174° 02′ W.; depth, 5,230 m. MSN 142G; position 5° 20′ N., 146° 13′ W., depth, 5,089 m.
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HARRISON, C., FUNNELL, B. Relationship of Palæomagnetic Reversals and Micropalæontology in Two Late Cænozoic Cores from the Pacific Ocean. Nature 204, 566 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204566a0
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