[meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite????

From: John Gwilliam <jkgdiver_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:06 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20020219084038.009a8d00_at_pop.primenet.com>

To me, it looks like limonite.

John

At 07:26 AM 2/19/02 -0800, Dave Mouat wrote:
>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=92s 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=92s size. He found the stone buried with =BE of
> > it=92s mass in the ground and just the end sticking out.
> > The problem is if I break this thing up I would
> > destroy it=92s 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
> >
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