[meteorite-list] Norwegian meteorite classification guessing game

[Göran Axelsson]

Matson, Robert wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> Is someone keeping track of all the guesses for the classification

> of the new Norwegian fall?  ;-)  I guess I can go back through the

> archives and collect them all.

>

> Based purely on statistics of falls, I'd be disinclined to join the

> chorus and pick carbonaceous chondrite.  An ordinary chondrite is

> far more probable.  That said, this doesn't much look like an H-

> or L-chondrite.  But equilibrated LL works for me.

>

> If I had to pick a carbonaceous type, I would rule out CB, CH, CI,

> CM, CV and CR.  That leaves only CO and CK, and it looks more like

> a CK to my eye than CO.  CKs are also very paramagnetic.  --Rob

>   


Paramagnetic? Are you shure you don't mean ferromagnetic? Paramagnetic 
is a very weak form of magnetic attraction, for example aluminium which 
is a strong paramagnetic material.
The type of magnetism displayed by iron and nickel is called ferromagnetic.

I'm not trying to bring back the old magnetic discussion again, just 
commenting on a detail.

I'm trying to decide if I will go to Norway or not, I have some things 
to do but I could go there in a few days. I will probably go in the end, 
a fall this close isn't happening too often but I have other things to do...

In any case, this is interesting.

  :-)

/Göran