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Re: meteorite preservation



Thanks Doug. Hope he reads his email soon.

Dave

doug wrote:
> 
> >I'm curious as to "the rest of the story."
> 
>   A 5+ lbs. stone was found at a depth of 9 inches in clay in Texas, by
> a man using a metal detector searching for "relics".
>   He e-mailed me with questions about meteorites,and he told me " it is
> by far heavier than an ordinary rock of the same size" and "...there are
> shiny particles...some are shards or veins and some appear smaller.
> Flecks if you will."  this he could see after he cleaned the "black
> burnt layer" from some of the surface.
>    I have told him it would be best not to try to remove more of the
> "black burnt layer" and I am talking to him about arranging to look at
> the stone.
>    I sent this info very late Tuesday night so I have not heard back
> from him yet.
> 
> Doug
> 
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