[meteorite-list] Possible Two new Canadian Meteorites

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:01:33 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C86901B4E1B8_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi Dean,

They both look like iron to me -- the question is whether
the iron is meteoritic or manmade. Have you tried etching
it (assuming you have the means to)? If you have a Radio
Shack in your area, just pick up some ferric chloride PC-
board etchant. Red liquid comes in a little plastic bottle.

--Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: dean bessey [mailto:deanbessey_at_hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:08 PM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Two new Canadian Meteorites


I just had a bunch of rocks sent to me from the finder in Quebec Canada and
two actually looks like they could be meteorites. They are very strongly
magnetic like a campo. The first rock looks to have more potential of being
a meteorite than the second one but the second one looks interesting also.
The face on that first meteorite looks polished and makes a good mirror. The

second rock looks similar to a couple silicated irons that i have seen.
See here and if anybody can identify the material from the photo as a earth
rock that is found in the canadian shield let me know
http://www.meteoriteshop.com/newcanada.htm
Anybody think that these two might be worth getting checked out as being a
meteorite? That first rock could sure fool me - especially considering how
strong magnetic it is. It appears to be solid iron.
And if they are not meteorites you have some photos of a couple VERRRRRY
Good meteor wrongs.
Cheers
DEAN
Received on Thu 13 Jun 2002 06:22:48 PM PDT