[meteorite-list] Impact material?

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 28 Jun 2008 21:04:51 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000B300002B5D_at_paulinet.de>

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Hello Larry, Moni and List,

These "metallic objects" sure look promising, especially in view of the
fact that numerous, famous US meteoritic irons come from Tennessee!

Have you already tried cutting one or some of them? This might reveal
their meteoritic or pseudo-meteoritic character. Etching a cut surface
may then reveal a Widmanst?tten pattern, which would unmistakably
make them genuine iron meteorites unless they are hexahedrites (like
North Chile) or ataxites (like Babb's Mill, Tennessee).

As Moni suggested: Get them tested !!!

Best regards from
summerly Germany,

Bernd
Received on Sat 28 Jun 2008 05:04:51 PM PDT