[meteorite-list] Can you help identify this meteorite?

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:36 2004
Message-ID: <3E033269.9070906_at_fascination.com>

Dear Omar, and List;
I looked at every picture and saw no meteorite. Your meteorwrong is
documented as meteorwrong due to the large amount of vesicles (gas
pockets) that are covered over most of the specimen.
 I would suggest from the pictures that it is 1. foundry slag, 2. a
volcanic basalt. Sorry for the bad news but sure doesn't even come
close to meteoritic by the pictures.
This is just my opinion, by all means get a second opinion!

Happy Friday,
Dave Freeman

Omar Facelli wrote:

> Dear List Members,
>
> I'm an antique and collectible dealer from Uruguay (South
> America). I work on eBay since November 1996, my eBay id is "omar" and
> have almost 1,500 positive feedback comments with no negatives.
> The main reason for this message is that a friend of mine has given me
> a meteorite to sell on eBay, but neither of us have a clue of how to
> describe, which kind or anything about it.
> I've uploaded 5 photos of it into this directory for your viewing:
> http://www.gaucho.50megs.com/omar/meteorito/
> He's told me that he got it from the captain of a ship, almost 20
> years ago, when he worked on board (he's in his 70's now). It seems
> the meteorite was "salvaged" from the bottom of the sea, nearby
> Montevideo bay, while fishing with the nets, a large "rock" got stuck
> into the net and got on board together with fish.
> He's told me that the rock was quite more big, but the captain divided
> it in several parts, keeping the larger stone and giving smaller ones
> to some members of the crew. My friend Roberto got this chunk (quite
> large I believe) and has been keeping it during all these years.
> It measures about 8 inches large, 2" 1/2 high and weights about 2,400
> g (approx. 5 1/2 lb). It shows several tones of grey, as you can see
> in the pictures, and all those holes (made by the sea erosion or
> natural to the meteorite when entering the atmosphere incandescent and
> cooling rapidly afterwards?). BTW, excuse my ignorance on this.
>
> I've been reading the list the past few days and I've enjoyed reading
> that there are a bunch of people actually "in love" with these rocks
> from outer space and willing to help. I know I'm just a dealer, but I
> love my work and also enjoy very much to learn about all I sell. Any
> help on this matter will be enormously appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Omar Facelli
> "Tiempos Viejos Collectibles & Antiques"
> P.O. Box 6045,
> Montevideo, 11000
> URUGUAY
> Ph: (598 2) 304 5514
> gaucho_at_netgate.com.uy
> ofacelli_at_adinet.com.uy
>
>
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>
>
Received on Fri 20 Dec 2002 10:08:25 AM PST