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RE: Info on the "Emerald Meteorite"

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Subject: RE: Info on the "Emerald Meteorite"
From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 7:33:15 GMT
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>I know of a guy who has a small piece of the Emerald Meteorite for sale.  I
>told him that I thought everyone who has looked into it doubts as to if it is
>real or not.  But even if it is not a real meteorite, I still thought that
>someone might like to buy the "meteor-wrong" anyway.

Analysis by Tim McCoy at the Smithsonian has shown that is it definitely
not a meteorite, and have instead shown that it is a man made slag from an
industrial furnace.

>If anyone has any definative info on thins thing, let me know.  If anyone
>would like to bid on the 18 gram small partial slice, email me as well.

I would bid a penny, but that is more that what an 18g slag is worth.

Ron Baalke

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