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It was demonstrated to me a a young kid that running a strong magnet through beach sand would collect tons of black magnetite, at least some of which is likely meteorite derived.



If you ever get a chance to play with a magnet fishing magnet, it's fun to see how many straight-up magnetic rocks there are lying around, too. Probably not meteorites of course...




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