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Re: meteorite preservation
Thanks Doug. Hope he reads his email soon.
Dave
doug wrote:
>
> >I'm curious as to "the rest of the story."
>
> A 5+ lbs. stone was found at a depth of 9 inches in clay in Texas, by
> a man using a metal detector searching for "relics".
> He e-mailed me with questions about meteorites,and he told me " it is
> by far heavier than an ordinary rock of the same size" and "...there are
> shiny particles...some are shards or veins and some appear smaller.
> Flecks if you will." this he could see after he cleaned the "black
> burnt layer" from some of the surface.
> I have told him it would be best not to try to remove more of the
> "black burnt layer" and I am talking to him about arranging to look at
> the stone.
> I sent this info very late Tuesday night so I have not heard back
> from him yet.
>
> Doug
>
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