[meteorite-list] Metallic Rock Baffles Experts

From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 1 08:54:08 2006
Message-ID: <44CF4EE5.3030207_at_fascination.com>

Dear List,
My guess is that this one came to Ohio as a glacial outwash of the
former North American glaciers, or as a modern transplant from the
western US via some rock hound in the past 50 years.
Best,
Dave F.

Impactika_at_aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/31/2006 8:40:18 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>sterling_k_webb_at_sbcglobal.net writes:
>Hi,
>
>Can you tell that yesterday it was 100.4 F.
>(previous record 98 F.) and today it's 102 F
>(previous record 93 F.) with 94% humidity?
>A nice day to sit in front of the computer at
>a balmy 82 F (with 40% humidity) and worry
>about odd metal rocks probably not from
>space...
>
>Meteorite? No way!
>
>Is this another contest? If so, I vote for
>Molybdenum. Yup, Molly Be Damned gets
>my vote!
>
>Here's the photo:
>http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/photo/18667900_ddn0
>73006mysteriousrocksp2.html
>
>This is naturally occuring molybdenum ore:
>http://www.edzone.net/~tzielask/molybdenum_-_no_label.jpg
>
>Molybdenum metal in two states of fusion:
>http://www.krdnet.com/EBAY/Galleries/october/DSCF2836.JPG
>It can be quite granular.
>
>Polished molybdenite:
>http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photomoly.html
>
>What's "Molly Be Damned" doing in Ohio?
>
>Any real experts (not me) on The List?
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>-
>
>Not me either.
>But there is plenty of Molybdenum in Colorado. 2 of the largest mines are
>right here, the Climax and the Henderson mines.
>I even picked up a small piece on Mt Antero, very shiny, with a purple tinge.
>
>Maybe Matt Morgan, our Colorado geologist, can come up with an explanation.
>
>Anne M. Black
>www.IMPACTIKA.com
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Received on Tue 01 Aug 2006 08:53:57 AM PDT