[meteorite-list] non-magnetic meteorites?

[Count Deiro]

Hi David,

Not all meteorites respond to a magnet. You very well could have a lunar, or one of the other classifications that have little if any metal in their petrology. You'll need to have it cut and a sample examined by an expert. Your "meteor wrong" just might be a rarer example of a "meteor right".

Count Deiro
Imca 3536 

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Gunning <davidgunning at fairpoint.net>
>Sent: May 24, 2011 8:41 AM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] non-magnetic meteorites?
>
>Hi All,
>
>It's commonly understood that all meteorites are magnetic to varying
>degrees, or so I've read.  I'm wondering if there are any exceptions to
>that iron clad rule of thumb?
>
>I've a non-magnetic mineral specimen with a black crust and what appear
>to be some sort of orientation striations.
>
>The specific gravity of this specimen is lower than the range of values
>usually associated with most meteorites.
>
>Prolly a meteorwrong, I realize, but causes me to pause and wonder if
>it's within the realm of remote possibility that there are such animals
>as non-magnetic meteorites?
>
>Thanks for your indulgence in helping diminish a wealth of personal
>ignorance in the somewhat occasional arcane field of meteorite
>identification.
>
>All good regards,
>
>David Gunning
>
>
>
>
>
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