[meteorite-list] Metallic Rock Baffles Experts

From: Rob McCafferty <rob_mccafferty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 1 16:46:12 2006
Message-ID: <20060801204609.30588.qmail_at_web50910.mail.yahoo.com>

> When I first read the Subject line I thought, "Man,
> that's the first
> time I've ever seen Ron Baalke send
> an off-topic post."
>
> I was in total agreement with the experts that were
> baffled, though,
> concerning Metallic Rock.


Hehe! I am not a musician and I must be the only
person who didn't think "guns 'n' roses" or the like
when they read METALLIC ROCK.

I didn't understand Jerry's point until I got to the
end and re-read the subject line. I'm kicking myself
for being so stupid.

I have an excuse, though. I was asked yesterday by our
Island's curator to look at a "Metallic Rock" (I
didn't thing music then either) handed in by someone
who found it appeared in their garden about 7 years
ago. I'm taking a look at it in a couple of weeks so
I'd thought I'd read this thread as it may help me.

Don't get excited. The guy said it's spherical.
I'm likely to ask for help if I can't identify it,
though I suspect I will be able to instantly dismiss
it as a meteorite. (It had rust-like patches on it
when it was found...doesn't sound like a fresh iron
find to me!)
R McC

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Received on Tue 01 Aug 2006 04:46:09 PM PDT