| 词条 | Polarity chron |
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A polarity chron, or chron, is the time interval between polarity reversals of Earth's magnetic field.[1] It is a term used in magnetostratigraphy (a branch of geology) to name the time interval represented by a magnetostratigraphic polarity unit. It represents a certain time period in geologic history where the Earth's magnetic field was in predominantly a "normal" or "reversed" position. Chrons are numbered in order starting from today and increasing in number into the past. As well as a number, each chron is divided into two parts, labelled "n" and "r", thereby showing the position of the field's polarity. A chron is the time equivalent to a chronozone or a polarity zone. It is called a "polarity subchron" when the interval is less than 200,000 years long.[1] References1. ^1 Marshak, Stephen, 2009, Essentials of Geology, W. W. Norton & Company, 3rd ed. {{ISBN|978-0393196566}}
2 : Stratigraphy|Geomagnetic reversal |
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