Paleomagnetism UC Laboratory
Overview
The Paleomagnetism UC Laboratory is located on floor 0, door 14 of the University of Coimbra Department of Earth Sciences, allows the measurement of the magnetic properties of rocks within the scope of teaching, research and service provision activities. The laboratory was built in a magnetically stable environment, with non-magnetic material and benches (beech wood), and has equipment for measuring magnetic susceptibility (MS2, Bartington), a Minispin magnetometer (Molspin), a field demagnetizer alternator coupled to an anhysteretic field magnetizer (Molspin) and a high field magnetizer to obtain an isothermal remnant magnetization (IRM) curve (IM-10, ASC Scientific). The teaching activities are developed within the scope of the curricular units of Degree (Internship, Tectonics, Sedimentology) and Master's (Geological Structures and Geophysical Interpretation). Within the scope of research, magnetic data have applications in the area of geomagnetism (variation of the terrestrial magnetic field recorded in rocks), tectonics (paleogeographic reconstructions), sedimentology, the environment (pollution of anthropogenic origin) and climatology.
Infrastructure
The laboratory facilities are placed at the University of Coimbra Department of Earth Sciences and include:
Minispin magnetometer
AF Molspin demagnetizer and ARM magnetizer
IM-10 impulse (ASC Scientific)
MS2 meter (Bartington)
Hg atomic absorption spectrometer (RA-915lab, Lumex instruments)
Struers Rotopol-35 (polishment)
Contact Person
Address
University of Coimbra Department of Earth Sciences