[meteorite-list] Question-Rissani

From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:36 2004
Message-ID: <00c201c3147c$516b90d0$8cf436cb_at_mandin4f89ypwu>

G'day Elton,

I just received 2 pieces from these auctions a couple of weeks ago. I have
to say that the pieces I personally got are very nice. I had strong
suspicions they were NWA 869 but on recieving them, I'm not so sure (at
least with one of them.)

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteoritesaustralia.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "E.L. Jones" <jonee_at_epix.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question-Rissani


> Hello dam, Jay and List.
>
> While meteorites may come from the Rissani area, these don't look kosher
> to me. On other auctions from the same source the "choundrules" look
> like wind abraided sandstone with the reduction spheres we saw posted at
> Yousef's page. The spheres were too prominate on the surface and the
> dislodged holes were pristine. The specimens even look wetted for better
> photographs. I, frankly, only saw one in that batch of auctions which
> was possibly a meteorite based on the photos, since no other
> characteristics were mentioned in the discriptions.
>
> Anyone else have an opinion or has anyone asked the dealer if the stones
> have any halmarks such as magnetism?
>
>
> Elton
>
> Adam Hupe wrote:
> > Hello Jay and List,
> >
> > Rissani is a small town just outside of Eurfoud in Morocco. This is
> > where the dealer who is selling them probably purchased them. It does
> > make it a little confusing listing them this way.
> >
> > All the Best,
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > Hello List! New subscriber and new collector.
> >
> > I have a question, which may have been answered before, but what are
> > these things called Rissani meteorites from Morocco?
> >
> > Here's the link to one recently on eBay
> >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2172887361&
rd=1
> >
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2172887361
&rd=1>
> >
> > Thanks for the help and the interesting discussions (contests aside
> > :) )
> >
> > Jay Foersterling
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Wed 07 May 2003 05:37:43 AM PDT