Scanning SQUID microscopy as a new tool for sub-millimeter scale magnetostratigraphy: An application to unveil the growth process of marine ferromanganese crusts and its future potential

Hirokuni Oda1, Atsushi Noguchi1,2, Yuhji Yamamoto3, Akira Usui2, Masahiko Sato1 and Jun Kawai4, (1)Geol. Surv. Japan, AIST, Research Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Tsukuba, Japan, (2)Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, (3)Kochi University, Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi, Japan, (4)Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa, Japan