Sediment of fine silt grade (10μm median diameter) has been deposited in a flume on beds of various small slopes. The deviation of the remanence due to the slope (the “bedding error” β) has been measured and its variation with the angle of slope α has been ascertained for a geomagnetic field inclination of 80°. The ratio β/α is compared with that observed by Rees (1964) in natural sediments, and with that predicted from a simple theoretical model. The observed and predicted results are in satisfactory agreement for both natural and artificial sediments.
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