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Re: Geo vs Astro chemistry was Asteroid, Comet, etc. question
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From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli@lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
To: E. L. Jones <jonee@epix.net>
Cc: Troy Bell <tankman1@sprynet.com>; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
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Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: Geo vs Astro chemistry was Asteroid, Comet, etc. question
Yes, 20 years or so ago I had a piece or two of supposed terrestrial native
iron from somewhere like Greenland or Iceland. There were little mm sized
globs of native iron scattered in a greenish solid rock. Could still be a
piece of it around here somewhere, but dunno where. Darryl
>"E. L. Jones" schrieb:
>
>> Iron and Nickel can rarely be found together on earth ... rarely
>> is iron found in "native" form but when it is, it is product of
>> human industry.
>> Matter of factly -- I don't think you will ever find native (pure)
>> iron from a natural source on earth. Any time you find it it on
>> the earth it will be from human activities OR extra-terresterial.
>
>This reminds me of the O v i f a k iron masses (35 tons) that still
>keep scientists mystified. Whereas some consider them meteoritic:
>
>(a) because they were found in the same area as the Cape York irons
>(b) because of their relatively high nickel content, ...
>
>others group them with the pseudometeorites.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Bernd
>
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