[meteorite-list] Magnetic meteorites

[Bob Evans]

Sorry Little Dougie,

But here in the states Magnetic means " having magnetic properties ".
I think they're implying that the material attracts iron.
Have you seen a meteorite that attracts some other form of metal? Please 
enlighten me, my friend south of the border

BE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MexicoDoug at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnetic meteorites


> 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
>
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