[meteorite-list] Leonard David FYI: damage hand magnets used by amateurs do to meteorites

[AL Mitterling]

Greetings,

I have said for a long time that using magnets to test possible meteorites
or use to show laymen that they attract a magnet isn't such a good idea as
the magnetic field is wiped out.

Scientific studies are and will be deterred. Information we might have
gleaned on parent bodies will have to be determined by other means if at
all possible.

I think there are even webpages that suggest using a magnet to see if a
possible sample is attracted and a form of identification.

We need to change our methods.

--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 1:44 PM Leonard David via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

> Leonard David FYI:
>
> Testing the damage hand magnets used by amateurs do to meteorites
>
> https://phys.org/news/2023-04-magnets-amateurs-meteorites.html
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