RESULTS OF PALEOMAGNETIC STUDIES OF PLEISTOCENE MORAINES IN THE EUROPEAN PART OF RUSSIA

The results of paleomagnetic studies of moraine deposits are analyzed. The observation data imply that moraine beds display a considerable s catter of magnetization vectors regardless of the rock age. It is infe rred that the anomalous magnetization vectors recorded in moraines mig ht be caused not only by geomagnetic excursions, but also by the speci fic conditions of magnetization of the moraine beds. Opportune example s are given to show that the granulometric composition of the magnetic fraction in moraines can serve as one of the factors determining thes e conditions. Statistically justified reversed magnetizations were det ected in the exposures of the Pleistocene moraines.