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Mössbauer spectroscopy of magnetic minerals in basalt on Earth and Mars

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Mössbauer spectroscopy of iron–titanium containing spinel phases is reviewed. New techniques are presented for determination of their composition using room-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy. An example of thermal alteration processes is described. The speciality of olivine-containing basalt is briefly discussed with regard to its magnetic properties.

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Gunnlaugsson, H.P. et al. (2008). Mössbauer spectroscopy of magnetic minerals in basalt on Earth and Mars. In: Gajbhiye, N.S., Date, S.K. (eds) ICAME 2007. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78697-9_10

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