In situ identification, pairing, and classification of meteorites from Antarctica through magnetic susceptibility measurements

• Main Authors: Folco, Luigi, Rochette, Pierre, Gattacceca, Jrme, Perchiazzi, Natale
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Meteoritics & Planetary Science Archives 2006
• Subjects: Geochemistry;origin authentication;hot-desert meteorites;Weathering; Antarctic; Frontier Mountain; Johannessen; Johannessen Nunataks; Miller Butte; Roberts Butte; The Antarctic; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/maps/article/view/15246

We report on the effectiveness of using magnetic measurements in the search for meteorites on the Antarctic ice sheet, which is thus far the Earth's most productive terrain. Magnetic susceptibility measurements carried out with a pocket meter (SM30) during the 2003/04 PNRA meteorite collection...