[meteorite-list] Is this a meteorite????

From: Martin Horejsi <martinh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:07 2004
Message-ID: <B8994B63.1CCB%martinh_at_isu.edu>

My guess, a classic example of hemitite, var. mammary.

One of the most common meteorwrongs. Usually not magnetic in the least.

Next....?

Martin



On 2/18/02 9:17 PM, "Rick Nowak" <internationalmeteoritesociety_at_yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
> This was found in Wyandot County Ohio in May of 2001
> and was sent to me by a John Ward.
> The stone in question has NO magnet attraction. Due to
> it?s oriented shape color and texture of other
> meteorites I have seen I did not want to declare this
> not a meteorite when in fact it could well be. Each
> side of this stone is very smooth including the front
> that has a nipple then a ring around the base of the
> nipple.Their are no sharp cuts etc. The stone is no
> bigger than a quarter yet weighs more than it should
> for it?s size. He found the stone buried with ? of
> it?s mass in the ground and just the end sticking out.
> The problem is if I break this thing up I would
> destroy it?s unique beauty. Since their would be no
> metal inside a nickel test would be inclusive. If
> anyone has any idea what this could be or where it can
> be sent for testing let me know.Image avaible at
>
> http://206.25.226.2/~nickt/rmeteorpicture.htm
>
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Received on Wed 20 Feb 2002 02:47:32 PM PST