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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1963/00/00 Richard Doell, Allan Cox and Brent Dalrymple demonstrate that the earth's magnetic field has reversed its direction at intervals on the order of tens of thousands to a few million years. The Rock Magnetics Laboratory was razed in 1997.

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Particulars for USGS - Western Region Office:
Sight Category Building
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Physics Magnetosphere
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Research Facility
Area of Significance Science
Tectonic Plate Tectonic Plate Movement



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th May 1999

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Rock Magnetics Laboratory
Registry Address: U.S Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd.
Registry Number: 94001647
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Federal
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: World War II Temporary
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Listed in the National Register, National Landmark status removed
Certification: Removed from National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Science
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Significant Year: 1963
Historic Function: Education
Historic Sub-Function: Research facility
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-Function: Research facility

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