[meteorite-list] Question about high magnetic pull with no visiblemetal?

Phil Morgan pkmorgan at ctcweb.net
Sun Mar 18 22:59:07 EDT 2007


Don't know if this is related or not, but I was wondering what impact 
weathering would have on magnetic susceptibility.

Tom, how weathered would you guess the stone in question is?

Phil

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> Hi list, Thanks Mike for the posting on the  Martian meteorite magnetic 
> pull.
> I had no idea!
>
> I have a sample I  am puzzled by.  It has a high amount of chondrules (A 
> lot)
> but they are  small .5 to 1 mm mostly and no visible metal, however it 
> pulls
> a magnet harder  than the H chondrites I have compared it to.  Is any one
> familiar with very  high magnetic susceptibility with no visible iron?
>
> Thanks,  Tom
>
>
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