[meteorite-list] Magnetic meteorites

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Steve, you're fine.  Generally with meteorites the more strongly  magnetic 
the specimen the more iron metal.  There are some many uses of the  word 
magnetic in exactly the way you use it, in the Cambridge Encyclopedia of  Meteorites 
that it sounds like you might be able to give Bob Evans some help on  the 
concept.  Saludos, Doug
PS  I have a meteorite that is a magnet.  It's easy to make them  from most 
magnetic metals like your new meteorite.  Just store it with a  strong magnet 
attached for a while and even just "filing" it can make a magnetic  iron a 
permanent magnet right away.  It'll be weaker thanthe original  magnet, though.  
Mu Toluca got so magnetic it sticks to the  refrigerator door.  I was thinking 
sending a certain person one of these as  a peace offering:)  Other magnetic 
metals in the same sense as iron, are,  nickel, cobalt and gadolinium...the 
actual term is ferromagnetic.  Chromium  and Maganese are actually 
antiferromagnetic.
 
When someone says "magnetic" they are referring to any kind of magnetic  
property at all, not just the ability to sustain magnetic poles like a permanent  
magnet.  The correct word to describe that is that the material is  
magnetized.  Magnetized means it has the properties of a permanent  magnet/  Magnetic 
means whatever the users wants remotely related to  magnets, the metals they 
attract, of the fields they produce, etc. etc.   Hope this clears it up until the 
next round...
Congrats on the new acquisition!  
Saludos, Doug
 
En un mensaje con fecha 01/19/2005 5:49:27 PM Mexico Standard Time,  
bobe5531 at comcast.net escribe:
With all due respect  Steve................

You claimed that your new meteorite is very  magnetic.
That's about as annoying as the oriented - orientated  debate.
>From what I understand " Magnetic " means having the properties  of a magnet.
Does your new meteorite attract Iron like a magnet?
Probably  not !!
I see this used all of the time, so, am I missing something ?
Is  there some meteorite out there that I've never heard of that can attract  
Iron magnetically?

Thanks
Bob Evans