natural remanent magnetization

natural remanent magnetization

[′nach·rəl ′rem·ə·nənt ‚mag·nə·tə′zā·shən] (geophysics) The magnetization of rock which exists in the absence of a magnetic field and has been acquired from the influence of the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation or, in certain cases, at later times. Abbreviated NRM.