Rock magnetism has a broad range of applications in paleo- and archeo-magnetism, biogeomagnetism, environmental magnetism, and planetary magnetism. Rock magnetic studies on natural and synthetic materials bring new insights on the magnetic properties of iron-bearing minerals and their response to physical, chemical and environmental changes.

This session aims to be a forum for the study of magnetism in natural materials in its broadest sense. We seek contributions on developing new and rethinking old methods and instrumentation, investigating properties of magnetic minerals occurring in a wide variety of terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks, and applying this knowledge to solve outstanding problems in Earth and planetary sciences. Contributions on theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches in paleomagnetism rock and environmental magnetism are also welcome.