[meteorite-list] Volcanic Ash is Magnetic

From: Ken Newton <magellon.ken_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:14:08 -0400
Message-ID: <p2xc626e3e81004251214keaaf19fcmb63838dc566eab2a_at_mail.gmail.com>

This is excellent info to know. Has anyone tested any Iceland ash?
Future claims of micrometeorites discovered in one's gutter
may well be magnetic ash.

Thanks,
Ken


On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM, <GeoZay at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Well...just had an Eureka moment. I was ?sitting here at my desk with a
> bottle of volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens and a ?earth magnet in my hand. I
> brought the magnet to the ash and discovered that the ?ash was attracted to
> it. I didn't know this before...son of a gun. :O)
> GeoZay
>
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