process. To remove this component, some form of stepwise demagnetization must be used. Applications of rock magnetism Biomagnetism Environmental magnetism Magnetic anomalies Magnetostratigraphy Paleomagnetic secular variation Plate tectonics Petrofabric analysis Rock Physics Structural Geology Notes References External links Institute for Rock Magnetism UC Davis FORC Group, Introduction to FORC Diagrams Geomagnetism Geophysics