[meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world

[Adam Hupe]

Hi Mike in CO,

Magnetic susceptibility is a difficult question to answer. A CEREGE (CNRS), 
Geophysics and Planetologyscientist from France flew out here to Laughlin, NV, 
U.S.A. to conduct magnetic susceptibility studies on several of our planetary 
pieces including NWA 5000.  He spent hours plotting hundred of points on NWA 
5000 to create a susceptibility map.  All I can tell you is that numbers his 
instruments measured were different for each and every point on the rock.  I 
guess we will have to wait for the results and magnetic map to be published.

If you are asking how attracted it is to a magnet, then my answer is as follows: 
NWA 5000 contains more metal than any rock from the Moon discovered, yet a 
magnet will barley stick to it unless you are in direct contact with a piece of 
elemental metal.  I have magnets so powerful that the small amount of iron in 
breakfast cereal is enough to make the pieces of cereal stick to them, same for 
dry dog food.  For the most part, planetary meteorites are not all that 
attracted to standard magnets. 


I recommend liberating a piece of a suspected planetary meteorite and then 
testing it with a magnet therefore preserving the rest of the mass for future 
study.  A magnet will orient some of the dipoles into a new North South 
direction making some future studies impossible.


Best Regards,

Adam




----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Murray <mmurray at montrose.net>
To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 2:02:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world

This is probably the 'dumb question of the year'  but, is there any magnetic 
susceptibility detectable on NWA 5000 or, for that matter any of your planetary 
pieces?  See, told you it was going to be a dumb question.

Mike in CO

On Aug 16, 2010, at 11:43 AM, Adam Hupe wrote:

> Thank you, Greg,
> 
> It is both a desert patina and fusion crust. The gray area is where the fusion
> crust was etched very thin by the prevailing winds and sand over the 1,000 
year
> period it spent in Western Sahara.  You can still observe contraction cracks 
in
> the gray areas where the crust is so thin that you can see the matrix through
> it.  Most collectors do not realize that Lunar meteorites, for the most part,
> have brown fusion crusts.  A few Mare pieces have smooth black fusion crusts 
>and
> a few Highlands have translucent green fusion crusts. This is one of many 
clues
> that we have a prospective Lunaite in front of us.  You will never see a 
>wrinkly
> Eucrite-like black fusion crust on a lunar meteorite.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 10:27:33 AM
> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world
> 
> 
> Adam/Greg:
> 
> Very impressive.
> Is that a fusion crust on NWA 5000 or desert varnish?
> 
> Greg S.
> 
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:31:50 -0700
>> From: raremeteorites at yahoo.com
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Newcomers and the Meteorite world
>> 
>> The question was presented. How many dealers have a personal collection?
>> 
>> My brother Greg and I started out as collectors and continue to this day. I
>> believe we have more planetary main masses than anybody in the world.
>> 
>> Here is an image of part of the Hupe Planetary Collection.
>> 
>> http://themeteoritesite.com/HupeCollectionMainMasses.jpg
>> 
>> We have a few more planetary main masses that are not included in this image,
>> either because they were out on loan or too small.
>> 
>> Enjoy and Best Regards,
>> 
>> Adam
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