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

From: BOORX4_at_aol.com <BOORX4_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:36 2004
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THIS SURE LOOKS LIKE A NICE BIG PIECE OF CORAL.
LIKE OTHERS SUGGESTED, PUT SOME WEAK ACID OR EVEN VINEGAR WILL WORK. ANY
EFFERVESCENCE WILL CONFIRM THIS ANALYSIS.

BOB

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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Can you help identify this meteorite?
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 09:14:19 -0800

I don't mean to rain on anybodies parade, but I vote for a meteorwrong the
worm holes are evident they are not volcanic gas holes and the breakage area
looks like a sedimentary limestone. Pour a bit of acid on the specimen it
just might effervesce and that just might suggest that............?
    old spoiler Bill Mason


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From: "Omar Facelli" <gaucho_at_netgate.com.uy>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 6:38 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Can you help identify this meteorite?


> 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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