Hi Tom, at David Weir's page it says about Rs: "The group is highly oxidized, olivine-rich and metal-poor." and "..and essentially no FeNi-metal as compared to all other chondrite groups." Thus no maths or special knowledge necessary.
Praise the Weir! Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Martin Altmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "R" help > Martin, David's web site is one of my first book marks! I looked there and > it does not answer my question. Unfortunately, like most books, his website > is not designed around the little questions. Sure it says that it contains > metal, and maybe even the amount but with out being a magnet and math > expert, the given info does not tell me if the average rare earth magnet > will stick to it. Would an "R" attract a magnet? > > Thanks, Tom > peregrineflier <>< > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

