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What are magnetic anomalies?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Magnetic anomalies occur where vast deposits of iron ore have caused a local deviation in the Earth's magnetic field.
Any place where the Earth's magnetic field is not smooth and uniform.

Some are so minor that they can't be detected without a million dollars worth of fancy equipment, some you can detect with a pocket compass.

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