Meteorite Magnet Test Demo, Meteorite Magnetism: How much metal is in a meteorite? LL, L, & H class

[Applause] [Music] ll chondrites have the least metal at between 19 and 22 total in between one and three percent free metal this is a witnessed fall and this is chelyabinx celia banks fell over russia and you can see that there is metal in there but the quantity is not that high l-class chondrites have a moderate amount of total metal in the range of 20 to 25 with 4 to 10 percent of that metal being free this is a fantastic witnessed fall classed l-3 named abba pannu notice at the top of the stone you'll find an armored chondral abba pannu is known for having armored chondrules these are some backscatter electron microscope images of my classification nwa12574 the white areas show the metal content h-class chondrites have a high metal content in their range of 25 to 31 percent total mass and about 15 to 19 percent free metal this meteorite is nova 009 and is classified as an h4 this is an example of an h5 melt breccia this is tacit 004 here's a brief demonstration of magnetism and classifications of meteorites ll has the least amount of metal no draw and hardly enough to keep the magnet on there l firmly attached but a mild shake and the meteorite falls off h that's h that's l and that's ll [Music] you

Channel: Topherspin Meteorites llc

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Length: 3min 3sec (183 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 17 2020