[meteorite-list] Are Mars Meteorites Magnetic?

From: Carl Agee <agee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:23:02 -0700
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Hi Eric,

Yes, but not from native iron-nickel, which is normally absent in
SNCs, instead from ferrimagnetic minerals such as pyrrhotite Fe7S8 and
magnetite Fe3O4.

Carl

Carl B. Agee
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Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
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University of New Mexico
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Are Mars meteorites magnetic at all?

Apologies if this question has been hashed out before, but I'm very
curious. I know some Lunar meteorites have visible free iron, and very
slight noticeable magnetism, but, I don't know about Mar meteorites.

Thanks in advance for answers.

Regards,
Eric

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