[meteorite-list] Request for help in ID of a mineral

From: STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com <STARSANDSCOPES_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:37:41 EST
Message-ID: <bf7.4ea5d1ee.3681b705_at_aol.com>

Hi, I was thinking some of you might know what this is. I bought it off
eBay just this last week. 250342026204 It was sold as a meteorite and while I
had my doubts, my curiosity was tweaked.


The photos are quite good and they speak for themselves. My observation is,
it is not iron! While it is highly attracted to a magnet (nearly like
iron), it is brittle and not malleable. It is crystal structured and there is a
section of fine grid shaped crystals.

The crusted ends look like they COULD be sand blasted thumbprints but also
look as if they could of been formed by molten material dropped on sand.

If you have seen this stuff before, please share with me. Is it a nice
example of a natural crystal or is it industrial scrap?

Thanks! Tom Phillips

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Received on Mon 22 Dec 2008 10:37:41 PM PST