[meteorite-list] Fw: Interesting item on eBay web site item#2169975853: METEORITE 245 GRAMS FROM ARIZON DESERT

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:07 2004
Message-ID: <20030412123650.E670C535D8_at_pairlist.net>

Tom,

Looks igneous to me...so if it is a meteorite it would be an achondrite.

I think not...magnetite or hematite are probably the culprits for the magnet
attraction statement.

One opinion,

John
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <peregrineflier_at_hotmail.com>
> To: <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:37 PM
> Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#2169975853: METEORITE 245
> GRAMS FROM ARIZON DESERT
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> > Does this look like a meteorite to you all???
> >
> > Title of item: METEORITE 245 GRAMS FROM ARIZON DESERT
> > Seller: aeblue
> > Starts: Apr-11-03 20:12:21 PDT
> > Ends: Apr-18-03 20:12:21 PDT
> > Price: Starts at $9.95
> > To bid on the item, go to:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2169975853
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> > Item Description:
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> > THIS IS A METEORITE THAT
> > WAS FOUND IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN A ROCK SHOP ALONG
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> > OTHERS IN ARIZONA. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SHOP OWNER THAT IT WAS A AUTHENTIC
> > METEORITE FOUND IN THE DESERT. A MAGNET DOES STICK TO IT. LOOK LIKE IT HAS
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> > METAL GRAIN. WEIGHS APPROX. 245 GRAMS AND MEASURES APPROX 3 1/2 INCHES
> ACROSS. .
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> > VERY HEAVY FOR ITS SIZE.
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> > Visit eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM at http://www.ebay.com
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Received on Sat 12 Apr 2003 08:36:49 AM PDT