[meteorite-list] Magnetic meteorites

From: Bob Evans <bobe5531_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 19 19:49:36 2005
Message-ID: <00d301c4fe89$e83be2f0$6600a8c0_at_yourae066c3a9b>

Sorry Little Dougie,

But here in the states Magnetic means " having magnetic properties ".
I think they're implying that the material attracts iron.
Have you seen a meteorite that attracts some other form of metal? Please
enlighten me, my friend south of the border

BE
----- Original Message -----
From: <MexicoDoug_at_aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnetic meteorites


> Steve, you're fine. Generally with meteorites the more strongly magnetic
> the specimen the more iron metal. There are some many uses of the word
> magnetic in exactly the way you use it, in the Cambridge Encyclopedia of
> Meteorites
> that it sounds like you might be able to give Bob Evans some help on the
> concept. Saludos, Doug
> PS I have a meteorite that is a magnet. It's easy to make them from
> most
> magnetic metals like your new meteorite. Just store it with a strong
> magnet
> attached for a while and even just "filing" it can make a magnetic iron a
> permanent magnet right away. It'll be weaker thanthe original magnet,
> though.
> Mu Toluca got so magnetic it sticks to the refrigerator door. I was
> thinking
> sending a certain person one of these as a peace offering:) Other
> magnetic
> metals in the same sense as iron, are, nickel, cobalt and
> gadolinium...the
> actual term is ferromagnetic. Chromium and Maganese are actually
> antiferromagnetic.
>
> When someone says "magnetic" they are referring to any kind of magnetic
> property at all, not just the ability to sustain magnetic poles like a
> permanent
> magnet. The correct word to describe that is that the material is
> magnetized. Magnetized means it has the properties of a permanent
> magnet/ Magnetic
> means whatever the users wants remotely related to magnets, the metals
> they
> attract, of the fields they produce, etc. etc. Hope this clears it up
> until the
> next round...
> Congrats on the new acquisition!
> Saludos, Doug
>
> En un mensaje con fecha 01/19/2005 5:49:27 PM Mexico Standard Time,
> bobe5531_at_comcast.net escribe:
> With all due respect Steve................
>
> You claimed that your new meteorite is very magnetic.
> That's about as annoying as the oriented - orientated debate.
>>From what I understand " Magnetic " means having the properties of a
>>magnet.
> Does your new meteorite attract Iron like a magnet?
> Probably not !!
> I see this used all of the time, so, am I missing something ?
> Is there some meteorite out there that I've never heard of that can
> attract
> Iron magnetically?
>
> Thanks
> Bob Evans
>
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