Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-15 Thread Jim Wooddell
gt; > Bob > > > > -Original Message- > From: John Hendry [mailto:p...@pict.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:09 PM > To: Bob Loeffler; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule > > Hematite/Haematite i

Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-15 Thread Bob Loeffler
ritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule Hematite/Haematite is not a metal. It's a metal oxide as you go on to say. Any free iron included within a hematite mass would be native iron and not hematite. Regards, John On 14/06/2011 13:48, "Bob Lo

Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-14 Thread John Hendry
gnet. > >Bob L > > > >-Original Message- >From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com >[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder >Stone >Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM >To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >Sub

Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-14 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hematite is often considered non-magnetic simply because its magnetism can be imperceptible. If it is highly magnetic, something other than the hematite is causing it. Hematite is known to mix with darn near anything! Jim Wooddell Read more: Is hematite naturally magnetic? | Answerbag http://

Re: [meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-14 Thread Bob Loeffler
x27;s attracted to a magnet. Bob L -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:25 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-li

[meteorite-list] Metal? in a Hematite Nodule

2011-06-14 Thread Thunder Stone
List: Has anyone cut a hematite nodule and found what looks like metal. Looks the same as the metal in meteorites. Could it be "Specular Hematite?" It is very magnetic (magnet attraction) Much Thanks, Greg S __ V