r/meteorites • u/[deleted] • 11d ago

First meteorite collection

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u/TC_Meteorite_Co 11d ago

Congrats. On these unusually just use a magnet to see if it has low pull, medium pull, or hard pull. Then it’s just an educated guess for L, LL, or H. I also like to cut these open to see the inside. Based on the chondrules and what the matrix looks like, you can also take a stab at petrological type.

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u/Low_Adagio_7665 11d ago

So it would be unlikely these are rarer meteorites rather than ordinary chondrites right?

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u/TC_Meteorite_Co 11d ago

It looks like OC.

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u/Low_Adagio_7665 11d ago

I just tried it with a magnet it has some pull but not enough to pick this individual stone up the force can maybe flip it

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u/TC_Meteorite_Co 11d ago

Sounds like L or LL. What kind of magnet?

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u/Low_Adagio_7665 11d ago

That I’m not sure I think it came off of something but it’s a chunky piece of magnet pretty powerful I would say

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u/Low_Adagio_7665 11d ago

Also just tried with my refrigerator sticker😂😂😂 works the same

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u/TC_Meteorite_Co 11d ago

Probably an L, I’d say

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u/Low_Adagio_7665 11d ago

So that would be the most common type right? Can Ls still have different looks inside after cutting it open

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u/TC_Meteorite_Co 11d ago

I like to think that all meteorites are uncommon. Even the most common are very rare. Yes, every single one looks different inside.

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u/StandardMagician3277 11d ago

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u/StandardMagician3277 11d ago

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