A Mössbauer effect study of the Soledade meteorite

We performed a Mössbauer spectroscopy study of the iron meteorite Soledade. This meteorite, which consists of a metallic matrix, is an octahedrite with polycrystalline troilite, cohenite, schreibersite and rhabdites as major constituents. A chemical analysis indicates 6.78 % Ni, 0.46% Co, besides traces of Cu, Cr, Ga, Ge, As, Sb, W, Re, Ir and Au. No traces of silicates have been found and no oxygen was detected. Iron is appearing in the austhenitic phase and alloyed with nickel. An analysis of the Mössbauer spectra at room temperature indicates that the Fe-Ni phase is homogeneously distributed in the matrix, although variations in the composition between different regions are observed.

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Main Authors: Paduani,C., Pérez,C. A. Samudio, Ardisson,J. D.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2005
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97332005000400014
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