[meteorite-list] Magnetism On The Angrite Planetary Body

[Michael Fowler]

"We believe that the simplest interpretation of these data is that there was no or only a weak magnetic field on the APB at 3700 ± 700 Ma."

This pretty much puts the nail in the coffin of Mercury being the parent body of Angrites.

Mike Fowler
Chicago

> Hello All, 
> 
> Here is an abstract by Dr. Ben Weiss of MIT, the same scientists who took a 
> core sample from my angrite, NWA 4931 (main mass of the NWA 2999 grouping): 
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/2143.pdf 
> 
> While magnetism 'sampling' from NWA 4931(NWA 2999) indicated it was most 
> likely 'polluted' from strong earth magnets possibly by Moroccan testing at 
> time of find, it did help Dr. Weiss's experiments which are not completed at 
> the time of this abstract. 
> 
> Best regards, 
> Greg