[meteorite-list] Is this GM ?
From: FRANK B CRESSY <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:01:31 2004 Message-ID: <000901c20cab$d51b1ce0$31139e40_at_g10fb> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C20C71.27582100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, Steve Schoner should be the one to comment on this item, but he must be = out in the field or something. For what it's worth Glorieta Mountain = comes in a variety of "flavors" (ie shapes, sizes, textures, weathering, = etc.). I've included a link to Steve's Meteorite Picture Gallery for = Glorieta Mountain which shows a variety of individuals. http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/GLORIETA.htm As to what the piece is in the ebay auction, I'm not convinced we can = rule out a GM. Also for what it's worth, the 190 gram individual (second = from top) resides in my collection :-) The piece appears to have been = torn off a larger body as the backside looks like a piece of shrapnal; = very different from the smoothly contoured front side shown in the = picture. The front is very fresh with part of it being almost a = steel-blue color. Not a typical GM piece by any means. Hope this has = been of some help. Regards, Frank ----- Original Message -----=20 From: meteorite1.com=20 To: Ing. Christian ANGER ; Meteorite-List_at_Meteoritecentral. Com=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is this GM ? In my opinion, the contours are too pristine to be a Glorietta. = Glorietta has been buried a very long time, and this piece certainly = doesn't look that way. Taza is very characteristic in its external = appearance...the soft ridges and curves...not what one sees on a = Glorietta. One could always be wrong but a quick etch of a small corner = would tell the tale, but this seller needs to be aware of a potential = mix-up here. (I have small Glorietta individuals and it looks very = different from a small Taza.) Ron Hartman ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ing. Christian ANGER=20 To: Meteorite-List_at_Meteoritecentral. Com=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Is this GM ? Hi list ! =20 Please have a look at=20 http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D2110132125 =20 Is this Glorieta Mountain ? It looks like Taza for me. =20 I never saw a small individual of Glorieta Mountain, only slices. =20 So I am not sure about. Did anyone see small GM individuals ? Do they look like that ? =20 Best wishes, =20 Christian =20 IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com =20 Ing. Christian ANGER =20 Korngasse 6 =20 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg =20 AUSTRIA =20 =20 email : christian.anger_at_aon.at =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C20C71.27582100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hello all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Schoner should be the one to comment on this item, but he = must be out=20 in the field or something. For what it's worth Glorieta Mountain comes = in a=20 variety of "flavors" (ie shapes, sizes, textures, weathering, etc.). = I've=20 included a link to Steve's Meteorite Picture Gallery for Glorieta = Mountain which=20 shows a variety of individuals.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A=20 href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/GLORIETA.htm">h= ttp://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/GLORIETA.htm</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As to what the piece is in the ebay auction, I'm not convinced we = can rule=20 out a GM. Also for what it's worth, the 190 gram individual (second from = top)=20 resides in my collection :-) The piece appears to have been torn off a = larger=20 body as the backside looks like a piece of shrapnal; very different from = the=20 smoothly contoured front side shown in the picture. The front is very = fresh with=20 part of it being almost a steel-blue color. Not a typical GM piece by = any means.=20 Hope this has been of some help.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Frank</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:capricorn89_at_earthlink.net"=20 title=3Dcapricorn89_at_earthlink.net>meteorite1.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:christian.anger_at_aon.at" = title=3Dchristian.anger_at_aon.at>Ing.=20 Christian ANGER</A> ; <A = href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-List_at_Meteoritecentral. Com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite-List@Meteoritecentr= al.=20 Com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 04, 2002 = 11:28=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Is this GM=20 ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In my opinion, the contours are too pristine to be = a=20 Glorietta. Glorietta has been buried a very long time, and this = piece=20 certainly doesn't look that way. Taza is very characteristic in = its=20 external appearance...the soft ridges and curves...not what one sees = on a=20 Glorietta. One could always be wrong but a quick etch of a = small=20 corner would tell the tale, but this seller needs to be aware of a = potential=20 mix-up here. (I have small Glorietta individuals and it looks = very=20 different from a small Taza.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ron Hartman</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:christian.anger_at_aon.at" = title=3Dchristian.anger_at_aon.at>Ing.=20 Christian ANGER</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-List_at_Meteoritecentral. Com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>Meteorite-List@Meteoritecentr= al.=20 Com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 04, 2002 = 8:58=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Is = this GM=20 ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>Hi list=20 !</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>Please have = a look at=20 </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial><A=20 = href=3D"http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D211013212= 5">http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D2110132125</A>= </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>Is this = Glorieta=20 Mountain ? It looks like Taza for me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>I never saw = a small=20 individual of Glorieta Mountain, only slices.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>So I am not = sure about.=20 Did anyone see small GM individuals ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>Do they = look like that=20 ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT face=3DArial>Best=20 wishes,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial>Christian</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D600405403-05062002><FONT=20 face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DArial>IMCA = #2673</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><A href=3D"http://www.austromet.com"><FONT = color=3D#008040=20 face=3DArial>www.austromet.com</FONT></A></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000080 = face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DArial>Ing. Christian=20 = ANGER &n= bsp; </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DArial>Korngasse=20 = 6 = =20 </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#000080 face=3DArial>2405 Bad=20 Deutsch-Altenburg = </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG><FONT=20 = face=3DArial>AUSTRIA</FONT> &nbs= p;  = ; = </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG>email = :</STRONG>=20 </FONT></FONT><A href=3D"mailto:christian.anger_at_aon.at"><EM><FONT=20 color=3D#008040=20 = face=3DArial><STRONG>christian.anger_at_aon.at</STRONG></FONT></EM></A><FONT= =20 color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT=20 = color=3D#000080><STRONG> &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; </STRONG></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000080><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C20C71.27582100-- Received on Wed 05 Jun 2002 12:12:45 PM PDT |
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