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

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From: ROCKS ON FIRE <meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:36 2004
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Dear Omar, David and List,

I totally agree with David, I cannot see anything near a meteorite in
this pictures. It most certainly is some kind of slag or volcanic glas,
that's only my poor opinion.
It definately is no meteorite, sorry Mate!
Anyway,
Best regards from DOWN-UNDER and

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Norbert & Heike Kammel
 ROCKS ON FIRE
 IMCA #3420
www.rocksonfire.com <?http://www.rocksonfire.com?>
<?http://www.rocksonfire.com?>

David Freeman wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
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Dear Omar, David and List, 
 
I totally agree with David, I cannot see anything near a meteorite in this
pictures. It most certainly is some kind of slag or volcanic glas, that's
only my poor opinion. 
It definately is no meteorite, sorry Mate! 
Anyway, 
Best regards from DOWN-UNDER and
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 
 
 Norbert & Heike Kammel 
     ROCKS ON FIRE 
        IMCA #3420 
 <a href="?http://www.rocksonfire.com?">www.rocksonfire.com</a> 
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David Freeman wrote: 
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid3E033269.9070906_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: 
 
 <blockquote type="cite">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: 
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gaucho.50megs.com/omar/meteorito/">http://www.gaucho.50megs.com/omar/meteorito/</a> 
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 
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gaucho_at_netgate.com.uy">gaucho@netgate.com.uy</a> 
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ofacelli_at_adinet.com.uy">ofacelli@adinet.com.uy</a> 
 
 
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