[meteorite-list] Meteorites????

From: Norm Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 22 12:34:23 2006
Message-ID: <20060822162429.28633.qmail_at_web81014.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Michael,

Nothing in your photos looks remotely suspicious.
Most look to be stream-rounded quartzite pebbles.
Disseminated magnetite is the likely culprit.

Some of today's magnets are just too good. I've put
away my big hard-drive monster that will pull nails
out of fences and opted for a small telescoping
neodymium magnet. Still very strong, but it produces
a better contrast between meteorites and wannabes.
Like Chris said in another reply to your post, with a
monster magnet it is not uncommon to find areas where
nearly everything gives a response. I've seen places
in Arizona with nuggets of pure magnetite.

One thing that will usually help is to check the
streak color (rub the specimen against unglazed
porcelain or give it a stroke on your diamond hone).
Most of the winners will give a rust red-brown powder
(and so will some losers----), while magnetite will
give a black streak and a lot of the common wannabes
will give slate gray.

Good luck,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)

--- Michael <chandmw_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm new to hunting for meteorites. I found a
> magnetic rock and from what I understand this could
> be a meteorite but I would like some input from
> y'all. Go to
> http://www.ladyofgreys.org/meteorites.htm and please
> let me know if there is another explanation for a
> rock being magnetic and so on
> ............................
> Help is greytly appreciated.
> Michael
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> The Krachen
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