Polarity chron

Polarity chron

A Polarity Chron, or chron, is a term used in stratigraphy (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 a "normal" and "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.

References

* [http://www.stratigraphy.org/magn.htm International Stratigraphic Guide]


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