Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Yaxcopoil-1 impact breccia sequence, Chicxulub impact crater (Mexico)

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Results of a detailed paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of samples of the impact breccia sequence cored in the Yaxcopoil-1 (Yax-1) borehole between about 800 m and 896 m are presented. The Yax-1 breccia sequence occurs from 794.63 m to 894.94 m and consists of redeposited melt-rich, clast-size sorted, fine-grained suevites; melt-rich, no clast-size sorting, medium-grained suevites; coarse suevitic melt agglomerates; coarse melt-rich heterogeneous suevites; brecciated suevites; and coarse carbonate and silicate melt suevites. The low-field susceptibility ranges from -0.3 to 4018 ± 10-6 SI, and the NRM intensity ranges from 0.02 mA/m up to 37510 mA/m. In general, the NRM intensity and magnetic susceptibility present wide ranges and are positively correlated, pointing to varying magnetic mineral contents and textures of the melt-rich breccia sequence. The vectorial composition and magnetic stability of NRM were investigated by both stepwise alternating field and thermal demagnetization. In most cases, characteristic single component magnetizations are observed. Both upward and downward inclinations are present through the sequence, and we interpret the reverse magnetization as the primary component in the breccias. Both the clasts and matrix forming the breccia appear to have been subjected to a wide range of temperature/pressure conditions and show distinct rock magnetic properties. An extended interval of remanence acquisition and secondary partial or total remagnetization may explain the paleomagnetic results.

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