I may have that nulling process A-about - I don't have mine sitting here and its been a while. Whichever - it is the opposite way you'd do it with other meters. I recall that for one of the modes I never use that you null as per "normal" but for the others you null in reverse.

Cheers
Kim

On 13/8/20 7:23 am, Kim Frankcombe via SEGMIN wrote:
Jon

Negatives typically imply a conductive sample. If you are measuring directly on core in metal core trays or even on non metallic core trays lying on metal racks you can get negatives. I always lift the core and measure it in the air.

The other trap for non manual reading beginners is that the SM30 nulls in reverse to other instruments i.e normally you would null in air then take a reading, with the SM30 on settings 1 and 6 you take a reading then null. If you are doing it in reverse you will get negative readings.

Cheers
Kim


On 13/8/20 1:43 am, Benoit Tournerie via SEGMIN wrote:

To follow up on Madjid comment,

See Table 2 on https://www.publish.csiro.au/pv/pdf/pvv2016n184p41

A comparison of magnetic susceptibility meters using samples from the Thompson Nickel Belt, Canada

Deng Ngang Deng and Richard S Smith

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You can see negative magnetic susceptibilities on massive pyrrhotite samples due to diamagnetism.

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Hi All,

Wondering if anyone has some advice for a client that seems to be getting a large amount of _negative readings_ on the SM30 mag susc meter.

I simple case of user error or something (even) more serious?

Thanks

Jon

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