[meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite????
From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:06 2004 Message-ID: <3C726E8F.3E1C17C0_at_dri.edu> do they have slag in Wyandot Co.? Rick Nowak wrote: > This was found in Wyandot County Ohio in May of 2001 > and was sent to me by a John Ward. > The stone in question has NO magnet attraction. Due to > it’s oriented shape color and texture of other > meteorites I have seen I did not want to declare this > not a meteorite when in fact it could well be. Each > side of this stone is very smooth including the front > that has a nipple then a ring around the base of the > nipple.Their are no sharp cuts etc. The stone is no > bigger than a quarter yet weighs more than it should > for it’s size. He found the stone buried with ¾ of > it’s mass in the ground and just the end sticking out. > The problem is if I break this thing up I would > destroy it’s unique beauty. Since their would be no > metal inside a nickel test would be inclusive. If > anyone has any idea what this could be or where it can > be sent for testing let me know.Image avaible at > > http://206.25.226.2/~nickt/rmeteorpicture.htm > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Tue 19 Feb 2002 10:26:07 AM PST |
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