Magnetic classification of stony meteorites: 3. Achondrites

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Rochette, P., Gattacceca, J., Bourot-Denise, M., Consolmagno, G., Folco, L., Kohout, T., Pesones, L., Sagnotti, L.
• Other Authors: Rochette, P.; CEREGE, CNRS Aix-Marseille University, BP80 13545 Aix en Provence, Cedex 4, France, Gattacceca, J.; CEREGE, CNRS Aix-Marseille University, BP80 13545 Aix en Provence, Cedex 4, France, Bourot-Denise, M.; Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, Consolmagno, G.; Specola Vaticana, Vatican City State, Folco, L.; Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Italy, Kohout, T.; 5University of Helsinki, Finland, Pesones, L.; 5University of Helsinki, Finland, Sagnotti, L.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, CEREGE, CNRS Aix-Marseille University, BP80 13545 Aix en Provence, Cedex 4, France, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, Specola Vaticana, Vatican City State, Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Italy, 5University of Helsinki, Finland, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Meteoritical Society 2009
• Subjects: meteorites; magnetic susceptibility; rock magnetism; 04. Solid Earth::04.05. Geomagnetism::04.05.07. Rock magnetism; Polar Research
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/5061

A database of magnetic susceptibility measurements of stony achondrites (acapulcoitelodranite clan, winonaites, ureilites, angrites, aubrites, brachinites, howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) clan, and Martian meteorites, except lunar meteorites) is presented and compared to our previous work on chondrites. This database provides an exhaustive study of the amount of iron-nickel magnetic phases (essentially metal and more rarely pyrrhotite and titanomagnetite) in these meteorites. Except for ureilites, achondrites appear much more heterogeneous than chondrites in metal content, both at the meteorite scale and at the parent body scale. We propose a model to explain the lack of or inefficient metal segregation in a low gravity context. The relationship between grain density and magnetic susceptibility is discussed. Saturation remanence appears quite weak in most metal-bearing achondrites(HED and aubrites)compared to Martian meteorites. Ureilites are a notable exception and can carry a strong remanence, similar to most chondrites. Published 405 - 427 2.2. Laboratorio di paleomagnetismo JCR Journal reserved