[meteorite-list] A Photo Gallery of Meteorwrongs

From: Peter Marmet <p.marmet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:48 2004
Message-ID: <3E7100A9.89BCED2E_at_dplanet.ch>

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Hi list,


Tim Heitz wrote:
Heres a great Photo Gallery of Meteorwrongs from Washington
Universityof St. Louis, Missouri
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm

see Number 11:

Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:

-This one is intriguing. It's mostly iron metal and, consequently, it's
magnetic.
But the metal grains are rounded, and rounded metal grains don't occur
in meteorites.

How about Gujba?

Peter M.




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<p>Hi list,
<br>&nbsp;
<p><i>Tim Heitz wrote:</i>
<br><i>Heres a great Photo Gallery of Meteorwrongs&nbsp; from Washington
Universityof St. Louis, Missouri</i>
<br><i><a href="http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm">http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm</a></i>
<p>see Number 11:
<p>Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:
<p>-This one is intriguing.&nbsp; It's mostly iron metal and, consequently,
it's magnetic.
<br><b><u>But the metal grains are rounded, and rounded metal grains don't
occur in meteorites.</u></b>
<p>How about Gujba?
<p>Peter M.
<br>&nbsp;
<br>&nbsp;
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