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Re: Help identifying meteorite
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From: "Art Krenzel"
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Subject: Need some assistance, please
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:30:47 -0700
Some of our friends were digging a post hole in a traditionally forested
area and came up with a ferrous iron object which might be a meteor. We
would like to know where to send it for analysis so they can determine if
it is or is not a meteor. Traditionally, no human activity has been in
that area.
Looking forward to your reply.
Art Krenzel<<
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Art,
Below is the listing I have for people you might want to contact for testing
of your possible meteorite.
George Zay
>>PLACES FOR POSSIBLE METEORITE AUTHENTICATION
If at this point, your suspected meteorite has passed all the a-
bove you may want to have further tests performed to finalize it's
authenticity. These can be chemically done by professional labora-
tories. Do not break it open. Let the laboratory obtain their
small test sample via peaceful means. Below are addresses of a few
places who may do meteorite testing. I advise writing all of them
first to find their terms and cost (if any) etc. I can give no re-
commendations to any. I'm merely providing some addresses for your
consideration.
The American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St.
New York, NY, 10024
Center for Meteorite Studies
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, 85281
The Field Museum of Natural History
S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL. 60605
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences
University of California
Los Angeles, Calif. 90024
Institute of Meteoritics
Department of Geology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Space Sciences Building
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
National Museum of Natural History
Dept. of Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20560
Robert A. Haag
P.O. Box 27527
Tucson, AZ 85731
New England Meteoritical Services
P.O. Box 440-A
Mendon, MA 01756
Mineralogical Research Co.
15840 E. Alta Vista Way
San Jose, Ca 95127
Macovich Collection of Meteorites
1501 Broadway, Suite 1304
New York, NY 10036
Lang's Meteorites
Walt Radomsky
148 Middlesex Ave
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phil Bagnall
9 airedale,
Wallsend
Northumbria NE28 8TL,
United Kingdom
email: phil@ticetboo.demon.co.uk
Michael Casper
Casper@meteorites.com