[meteorite-list] non-magnetic meteorites?

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 09:19:05 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W32C1112A2B0E3C78FBE42DD2750_at_phx.gbl>

David/List:
I believe the following meteorites can have no, or?negligible?magnetic pull.RumurutiitesHowarditesEucrites - may have slight pullDiogenitesLunarsAubrites
and perhaps Martian, but they may have a slight attraction
Sounds very interesting
Greg S

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> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 11:41:55 -0400
> From: davidgunning at fairpoint.net
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] non-magnetic meteorites?
>
> Hi All,
>
> It's commonly understood that all meteorites are magnetic to varying
> degrees, or so I've read. I'm wondering if there are any exceptions to
> that iron clad rule of thumb?
>
> I've a non-magnetic mineral specimen with a black crust and what appear
> to be some sort of orientation striations.
>
> The specific gravity of this specimen is lower than the range of values
> usually associated with most meteorites.
>
> Prolly a meteorwrong, I realize, but causes me to pause and wonder if
> it's within the realm of remote possibility that there are such animals
> as non-magnetic meteorites?
>
> Thanks for your indulgence in helping diminish a wealth of personal
> ignorance in the somewhat occasional arcane field of meteorite
> identification.
>
> All good regards,
>
> David Gunning
>
>
>
>
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