[meteorite-list] mafic igneous rocks

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 18 21:32:36 2004
Message-ID: <051920040132.940.40AAB930000264A4000003AC2160280748FF9188908BA0978F9A8C90_at_att.net>

Hi all,

I understand that mafic igneous rocks contain iron but does anyone know what form it's in and how it's distribution is characterized? Is this iron content high enough to make it magnetically attractive? I have a batch of interesting wrongs that I'm trying to sort out.

Best regards,
Bill
Received on Tue 18 May 2004 09:32:32 PM PDT