[meteorite-list] Re: Hmmmmmmmm
From: magellon_at_earthlink.net <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:31 2004 Message-ID: <3C980D1B.A21DA842_at_earthlink.net> --------------38E09CF3C67DFAF922382801 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greg, Both bottom picts indicate a great deal of pitting. Unfortunately, I would say not a meteorite. Perhaps others on the list will venture to comment. Newly found By Novice Over 8 lb.AZ/Nev Meteor Best, Ken Newton Greg Redfern wrote: > Hi Ken and List, > > If you have time check out this eBay auction Item # 1085374738, 1st page, > "Newly Found by Novice 8# meteorite from NV/AZ", continuing: > > "Sorry but I am not a person who deals in this type of commodity. I just > happned to find it and was suprised at the weight of the rock and decided to > keep it and found out through investigation and the opinion of two colleage > geologists that it was a meteorite. It is very magnetic and measures about > six inches across and about 3 1/2" tall. I was told to have a piece sliced > off for further study at UCLA but decided that I would try to sell it whole > and leave that part of the study to the new owner. As I stated I have the > opinion of two geogoligists, but it would have to be given a more detailed > study to know for sure. I am hoping someone will know exactly what it is and > from where it came from. Please e-mail if you need any aditional information > or pictures..thanks for considering my auction. E-mail address > cutsing_at_citlink.net This is a five day auction." > > It doesn't look like a meteorite in some of the pix, especially the one > with a molten layer look. > > Sincerely, > Greg Redfern > IMCA #5781 > www.meteoritecollectors.org --------------38E09CF3C67DFAF922382801 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Greg, <br>Both bottom picts indicate a great deal of pitting. Unfortunately, I would say not a meteorite. Perhaps others on the list will venture to comment. <br> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=1085374738">Newly found By Novice Over 8 lb.AZ/Nev Meteor</a> <p>Best, <br>Ken Newton <br> <br> <br> <p>Greg Redfern wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi Ken and List, <p> If you have time check out this eBay auction Item # 1085374738, 1st page, <br>"Newly Found by Novice 8# meteorite from NV/AZ", continuing: <p> "Sorry but I am not a person who deals in this type of commodity. I just <br>happned to find it and was suprised at the weight of the rock and decided to <br>keep it and found out through investigation and the opinion of two colleage <br>geologists that it was a meteorite. It is very magnetic and measures about <br>six inches across and about 3 1/2" tall. I was told to have a piece sliced <br>off for further study at UCLA but decided that I would try to sell it whole <br>and leave that part of the study to the new owner. As I stated I have the <br>opinion of two geogoligists, but it would have to be given a more detailed <br>study to know for sure. I am hoping someone will know exactly what it is and <br>from where it came from. Please e-mail if you need any aditional information <br>or pictures..thanks for considering my auction. E-mail address <br>cutsing_at_citlink.net This is a five day auction." <p> It doesn't look like a meteorite in some of the pix, especially the one <br>with a molten layer look. <p>Sincerely, <br>Greg Redfern <br>IMCA #5781 <br>www.meteoritecollectors.org</blockquote> </html> --------------38E09CF3C67DFAF922382801-- Received on Tue 19 Mar 2002 11:16:27 PM PST |
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