[meteorite-list] Posted on Sci.astro.amateur what is it?

From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:07 2004
Message-ID: <000f01c22d2c$5d9a4f00$370a5a0c_at_0m824>

Tom,

Looks like a slag from a smelting process. Probably the lighter material
from the top of the process. If you see that someone buys it, I can find
some more for them here in PA. The hills are full of it. The magnetic
property is probably due to the rock being melted having magnetite in it.

I once thought that some slag I found was possibly a meteorite. It had
chondrules, crust, the works...so I thought. That experience sent me into
the world of studying and collecting rocks from space. I encourage any of
these people to learn the real story about what meteorites look like.
Michael Casper and Robert Haag looked at it for me...both encounters were
encouraging enough to learn the truth. We should do the same for these
finders/sellers of meteorwrongs.

John Divelbiss
Reading, PA
IMCA 2006

PS Thanx again to Micheal and Robert if you are out there...you showed great
patience back then with such a neophyte

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Posted on Sci.astro.amateur what is it?


> Saw this today on the sci.astro.amateur newsgroup. What is
> it? I don't believe it's a meteorite due to the large pockets in it.
> They say it's magnetic.
>
> Me thinks it's another meteor-wrong.
>
> http://www.rentadj.com/meteorite.htm
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Randall
> IMCA#6170
>
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