[meteorite-list] Levels of magnetic attraction in H5 and L4 meteorites

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:50:01 -1000
Message-ID: <B7A0922E-BDFD-4194-834B-C8A0579362F5_at_mac.com>

Paul, look at meteorite density by classification. Jeff Kuyken has a
great webpage with the data here: http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/density.html

gary

On Aug 18, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Paul G. Spears wrote:

> Hi, Listees:
> Puzzle me this, please. L4 chondrites have little iron and little
> magnetic
> attraction as compared to an H5, so how does their weight to size
> compare?
> That is, is a 100 gram of H5 half the size of a 100 gram of L4 (or
> some
> other relationship)? As there is little iron in a L4, what is the
> primary
> material that gives it weight?
>
> Specifically, in comparing a Franconia to a Gold Basin, would one see
> similar size specimens of each weighing nearly the same weight?
>
> Are there comparative tables that are useful in this question?
>
> Best regards,
> Paul
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Received on Wed 19 Aug 2009 01:50:01 AM PDT