[meteorite-list] Meteorite or not???
From: jordan_mont <jordan_mont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:07 2004 Message-ID: <002c01c09174$7994c280$3ab8d2cf_at_computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0914A.8B4F2080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: R- meteorite find??? I am from Chapleau, Ont, Canada and believe that I have found a = meteorite and have been trying to find someone whom can accurately = verify and classify. Here are the reasons that I think it is a = meteorite: The specimen was found in an area comprised of sand and gravel(granite = based) and it is black which is what caught my eye a.. It is fairly dense, my calculations are- mass 69 grams, volume = 23.287 cubic cm, for a density of 2.963 grams/ cubic cm=20 b.. a magnet sticks to it=20 c.. a black surface with evidence of thumb prints but not real obvious = as in some specimens, all edges are rounded=20 d.. a few locations have a fusion crust( rustly brown in colour) with = melt lines showing The majority of the surface is black except where the fusion crust is. = The interior(small section is broken off) is also black but a bit duller = than the exterior. Not silvery or metallic. Where the section is broken = off there is a vug which is supposedly not conducive to a meteorite =20 a.. The surface also has scattered, small, very shallow, circular = depressions that range in size of a tip of a pin(less than a mm) to up = to a mm or two. A few of these depressions holes are filled with a = whitish material. I would truly appreciate it if you can tell me how I can get this = verified/classified. Attached is a picture that is located in the = following URL address:=20 http://www.geocities.com/bonecollectorsdotcom/meteorites/meteorite1.JPG Please advise, Craig Montgomery, Chapleau, Ont, Canada at = jordan_mont_at_onlink.net =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0914A.8B4F2080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> R- meteorite = find???</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am from Chapleau, Ont, = Canada and believe=20 that I have found a meteorite and have been trying to find someone whom = can=20 accurately verify and classify. Here are the reasons that I think it is = a=20 meteorite:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The specimen was found in an area = comprised of sand=20 and gravel(granite based) and it is black which is what caught my=20 eye</FONT></DIV> <UL> <LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is fairly dense, my = calculations=20 are- mass 69 grams, volume 23.287 cubic cm, for a = density of=20 2.963 grams/ cubic cm</FONT>=20 <LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a magnet sticks to it</FONT>=20 <LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a black surface with evidence of = thumb prints=20 but not real obvious as in some specimens, all edges are = rounded</FONT>=20 <LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a few locations have a fusion crust( = rustly brown=20 in colour) with melt lines showing</FONT></LI></UL> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The majority of the surface is black = except where=20 the fusion crust is. The interior(small section is broken off) is = also=20 black but a bit duller than the exterior. Not silvery or = metallic. Where=20 the section is broken off there is a vug which is supposedly not = conducive to a=20 meteorite </FONT> </DIV> <LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The surface also has scattered, small, = very=20 shallow, circular depressions that range in size of a tip of a = pin(less than a mm) to up to a mm or two. A few of = these depressions=20 holes are filled with a whitish material.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would truly appreciate it if you can = tell me how=20 I can get this verified/classified. Attached is a picture that is = located=20 in the following URL address:=20 <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/bonecollectorsdotcom/meteorites/meteorit= e1.JPG">http://www.geocities.com/bonecollectorsdotcom/meteorites/meteorit= e1.JPG</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please advise, Craig Montgomery,=20 Chapleau, Ont, Canada at <A=20 href=3D"mailto:jordan_mont_at_onlink.net">jordan_mont@onlink.net</A> &n= bsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></LI></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C0914A.8B4F2080-- Received on Wed 07 Feb 2001 09:11:31 PM PST |
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