[meteorite-list] Meteorites Expeditions

From: Michel <Michel_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:43 2004
Message-ID: <008a01c2e1a8$d1291100$2201a8c0_at_nomedrlg3eut06>

Rafael,

>From my experience, you should start with a magnet on your first
expeditions - Sorry Pierre - and after hundred - more or less- of finds you
will not need a magnet to hunt. Just crust, flight marks and some signs that
experienced hunters know and can hardly explain. You will not miss a lot
without a magnet.
The only thing you really need is plenty of TIME. But, be sure, it works.

Good huntin' Rafael

Best regards

Michel FRANCO

www.caillou-noir.com

Caillou Noir
100 chemin des Campènes
74400 Chamonix France
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rafael B. Torres" <spacecollection2001_at_hotmail.com>
To: <rochette_at_cerege.fr>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites Expeditions


> Hello, thats a good way of thinking. I want the meteorite cane just for L
or
> H meteorites stick to the big magnet. But I also will look with the eye
for
> other types of meteorites. Unfortunately I dont have any individual
> Achondrite, Lunar, martian, etc...I just have slices of them, so I dont
know
> how they look like in situ, but I have photos. What kind of damage can a
> magnet do to a meteorite?...I thought that it might break it, but what I
> plan is not stick the meteorite directly to the ground, but above it. I
also
> have smaller magnets for checking the sample in my hands, thus not harming
> the meteorite. Is that what you are telling me?
>
>
>
> =0)
> Rafael B. Torres
> Space Collection 2001
> http://www.geocities.com/rafael_blando
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: rochette <rochette_at_cerege.fr>
> >To: "Rafael B. Torres" <spacecollection2001_at_hotmail.com>
> >CC: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites Expeditions
> >Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:45:30 +0100
> >
> >...... But
> > >I have just one question: How do u use the meteorite cane?...
> > >
> > >I have a big magnet from a floppy disk, small in size, but man its
> >powerful.
> > >Do I use it to sweep the area with it? or just when a rock looks
> > >different?...I have that big magnet attached to a cane, plus smaller
> >magnets
> > >for checking rocks. How does a meteorite cane works the best?
> > >
> >Ola Rafael
> >
> >This is more less a repost from about one year ago: use of strong magnet
> >cause irreversible damage to the magnetic memory of a meteorite and
> >therefore decreases its scientific interest. Besides if you collect only
> >rocks sticking to your "cane" you will get slags but leave on the ground
> >almost all rarities: rumurutites, angrites, eucrites,diogenite,
howardite,
> >martian, lunars, even some LL and CV. If you try to increase magnet power
> >to compensate, you may collect terrestrial basalts. So what's the use of
> >it, unless you know you are in a L or H strewfield???
> >
> >
> >Pierre
> >
> >
>
>
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