Eric wrote: "I don't really know the importance of the magnetic property issue"
The importance lies in the possibility to determine exactly what kind of meteorite it is, an H.x, an L.x, an LL.x, etc. According to Pierre Rochette et al. (2003), this parameter (actually a measure of the amount of Ni-poor metal - kamacite) is in the range of: => 5.1-5.5 for H chondrites => 4.6-5.0 for L chondrites => 3.6-4.5 for LL chondrites The weathering degree can influence these values (a decrease of ca. 0.1 per WG) Best wishes, Bernd ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
