[meteorite-list] non-magnetic meteorites?

[Michael Gilmer]

Hi Ron,

You said you haven't tested a meteorite yet that doesn't respond to a
strong magnet.  Does this include martians I assume?  I tried
attracting NWA 2975 to my big magnet, but it didn't show any
attraction that I could notice.  Of course, my specimen was quite
small, so it may have been a metal-poor portion.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 5/24/11, Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
> It also depends on how strong your magnet is.  A weak magnet may have
> difficulty
> being attracted to stony chondrites. My intial magnet test with Allende
> failed,
> until I switched to a stronger magnet.  I haven't found a meteorite yet that
> isn't
> attracted to a strong magnet..but haven't tested for all types.
>
> Ron
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