[meteorite-list] Chixculub material testing results

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:51 2004
Message-ID: <035e01c3af2c$65876620$d2dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Dear List Members,

After a long afternoon and evening at the University of Washington the
results are in. It should come as no surprise that the Chixulub material
turned out to be a terrestrial. It was found to be Geothite and Hematite in
combination with no nickel. So much for those $20.00 nickel tests sold on
ebay that the finder used.

Some other material from Northwest Africa that was tested turned out to be
very interesting so all was not a loss in the lab today.

This, once again, proves the importance of insisting that suspected
meteorites be tested before making a purchasing decision. As long as people
bid on meteorite wrongs they will continue to be listed. In this case one
specimen was put up for sale and sold so three more were listed soon
afterwards and also sold. It looks like four people are entitled to a
refund, the best of luck. Our advice is to stop bidding on untested
material.

Wishing everybody well,

Adam and Greg Hupe
IMCA 2185
Received on Thu 20 Nov 2003 01:06:10 AM PST