[meteorite-list] No Respect for Monturaqui

From: Tracy Latimer <tracyl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:42:00 2004
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.93.1010115094838.19280C-100000_at_netra.lib.state.hi.us>

Okay, okay, I retract anything nasty I said about Monturaqui. It is,
after all, meteor stuff, and worthy of our respect. Even if it is kinda
homely on the outside...:-). :-)

Tracy Latimer
--ducking and covering--

On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Mike Farmer wrote:

> I agree, it is ugly, but it IS METEORITE material. I found the
> Monturaqui on that trip. It is thousands of miles of traveling to get
> there, so if you want to fill another space in your collection with a
> crater-forming meteorite, take it as it is, ugly, or leave it. ALL
> meteorite material is not pretty.
> Mike Farmer
> Meteorite Hunter
> PS, I am just back from Africa last night so it will take me a few days
> to get caught up.
> Mike
>
> Gary Hansen wrote:
>
> > >>> Frankly,this is some of the ugliest meteoric
> > >>> debris I have ever seen, it looks
> > >>> like volcanic cinders, but you may want some to
> > >>> fill a hole in your collection.
> >
> > Perhaps I can help Tracy make a sale. I received a
> > bit of the stuff for free. It's true -- ugly on the
> > outside. But inside... I cut and polished a few of
> > them:
> >
> > http://garyhansen.50megs.com/Image291.gif
> > http://garyhansen.50megs.com/Image292.gif
> >
> > It's hard to see in the photos, but there is a wild
> > mix of shocked orange crystals in a dark glassy
> > matrix. In in some places, the matrix is steaked with
> > blue and green, like fine marble. A few iron flecks
> > are also visible.
> >
> > I *like* them ...
> >
> > Gary
> >
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Received on Mon 15 Jan 2001 02:51:24 PM PST