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 <[email protected]> >Sent: May 24, 2011 8:41 AM >To: [email protected] >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 > > > > > >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
