[meteorite-list] Meteorites????

[Norm Lehrman]

Michael,

Nothing in your photos looks remotely suspicious. 
Most look to be stream-rounded quartzite pebbles. 
Disseminated magnetite is the likely culprit.

Some of today's magnets are just too good.  I've put
away my big hard-drive monster that will pull nails
out of fences and opted for a small telescoping
neodymium magnet.  Still very strong, but it produces
a better contrast between meteorites and wannabes. 
Like Chris said in another reply to your post, with a
monster magnet it is not uncommon to find areas where
nearly everything gives a response.  I've seen places
in Arizona with nuggets of pure magnetite.

One thing that will usually help is to check the
streak color (rub the specimen against unglazed
porcelain or give it a stroke on your diamond hone). 
Most of the winners will give a rust red-brown powder
(and so will some losers----), while magnetite will
give a black streak and a lot of the common wannabes
will give slate gray.

Good luck,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)

--- Michael <chandmw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm new to hunting for meteorites. I found a
> magnetic rock and from what I understand this could
> be a meteorite but I would like some input from
> y'all. Go to
> http://www.ladyofgreys.org/meteorites.htm and please
> let me know if there is another explanation for a
> rock being magnetic and so on
> ............................
>   Help is greytly appreciated.
>   Michael
> 
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