AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite

From: Michael Blood <*mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:45 2004 Message-ID: <3C3EA59F.5971_at_home.com> · mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com

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John Gwilliam wrote:
> 
> Bob and List,
> 
> "ventifact - n. a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and
> polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand."
> 
> If you would like to see a picture of a really outstanding one, follow this
> link.
> 
> http://www.meteoriteimpact.com/ventifac.htm
> 
> This ventifact is located in the Geology Department at Arizona State
> University in Tempe, Arizona.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John Gwilliam
> 
> At 03:22 PM 1/10/02 -0800, Robert Verish wrote:
> >I don't speak Vincent's language, so could someone
> >else explain to him what a "ventifact" is?
> >
> >Bob V.
> >
> >------------- Original Message -----------
> >AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite
> >
> >Bernd Pauli HD bernd.pauli_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
> >
> >Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:08:38 +0100
> >
> >Norbert Classen wrote:
> >
> > > http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/keskecest.html
> >
> > > Especially the ME08 looks nice and has a good chance
> >
> > > to qualify as a meteorright - however, don't ask me
> > > what kind of meteorite it might be. My first
> > > impression was that it might represent some type of
> > > carbonaceous chondrite, a CK or more likely a CO,
> >but
> > > since it is stated that it contains NO carbon NOR
> >any > metal I really don't know...
> >
> >Nor do I. But the reassembled pieces look like the
> >lower trunk of a pyramid - in other words: if it is a
> >meteorite it may have been oriented with the upper
> >part of the pyramid still missing and Vince's
> >description
> >plus the chocolate-like coating (see NWA 482)
> >reminiscent of flow lines leads me to a very audacious
> >assumption:
> >
> >Could that be another lunar meteorite???
> >
> >Best assumptions,
> >Bernd
> >
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