--- Tom aka James Knudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello List, Scientists are now thinking that mars is > red from meteorite > dust, right? They also say tons of meteorite dust > are landing on earth, > right? > I was wondering if the black iron stuff we get on > our magnets when we > drag them through the dirt could me meteorite > related? > Thanks, Tom > Peregrineflier <>< > The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 >
Tom, Most of that "black stuff" is magnetite, a common terrestrial mineral. However, there might be a small fraction of it being meteoric, but sorting it out would be a chore indeed. Every grain would have to be tested for Ni, and even then the question of meteoric origin would still remain until further testing was done. Only a government with funding to do such studies would make the task perhaps worth someone's effort. Steve Schoner/ams __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
