[meteorite-list] Uncut NWA's - Does the exterior disclose theinterior

From: Armando Afonso <armandoafonso_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 30 17:29:46 2006
Message-ID: <003301c69c5e$e2225ec0$62b0fea9_at_TOSHIBA>

Hi.
Thanks for a great humouristic intervention.
Then, Virgin Mary is a kind of CAI?
I bought a Sikhote with wings...I am looking at it with diferent eyes, now.
Tonight, I will check if it glows in the dark.
And there are Kriptonite meteorites, too.
What a mess, upstairs.
AA

 "And I have
even found some with a good amount of visible chondrules, impact features
and one that had an image of The Virgin Mary inside :)."


----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter L. Newton" <newtonw2_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:49 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Uncut NWA's - Does the exterior disclose
theinterior


> It's almost holiday, list folk.
>
> I'll be good today and actually ask a meteorite question instead of
> playing
> devil's advocate about feedback and dealers.
>
> You see a lot of ads for uncut NWA's in bulk lots. I have even purchased a
> few of these and I do have fun discovering what may be inside. And I have
> even found some with a good amount of visible chondrules, impact features
> and one that had an image of The Virgin Mary inside :).
>
> But I have been collecting "things" for a LONG time, and I know, at least
> in
> other hobbies, that bulk items can be cherry picked way before it gets to
> you.
>
> Is that the same with uncut bulk lots of meteorites. And if so, how can
> you
> tell from the exterior what might be in the interior.
>
> I would find it hard to believe that anyone would purchase at bulk
> wholesale
> prices and simply pass the items on to a buyer with only a mark up on the
> cost without taking a minute to make sure he/she is not passing on the
> next
> Mars visitor. Or...
>
> "Oops, didn't catch those 20 pieces of L3's in my last lot, my bad"
>
> I'm not trying to be smarmy here, but business is business.
>
> So, my main question is this; What can you tell about the possible
> composition of a meteorite by looking at the surface?
>
> And I'm not talking about some pieces I've seen where the chondule is
> practically poking out on the surface like a wart.
>
> Any help on this?
>
> Walter L. Newton
> Golden, Co
>
>
>
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