Ferromagnetism of a graphite nodule from the Canyon Diablo meteorite

Nature

Volumn 420, Issue 6912, 2002, Pages 156-159

  Coey, J M D ^a   Venkatesan, M ^a   Fitzgerald, C B ^a   Douvalis, A P ^a   Sanders, I S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETISM; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETONS;

GRAPHITE;

CARBON; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; GRAPHITE; IRON; MAGNETITE;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE; METEORITE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MAGNETISM; MICROCLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037078977     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01100     Document Type: Article

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