[meteorite-list] Meteorite-wrong pics

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 28 03:17:22 2006
Message-ID: <00b501c6e2ce$1a94fd70$fc714b44_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi,

    As I understand them, wrecking balls always
have a point of attachment cast into them so they
can be bound to the cable. This appears to be a
simple sphere. As for cannonballs, there have been
no wars on Illinois soil since the Blackhawk War
of 1832 and no cannons were used, only muskets
and a goodly supply of liquor. Earlier, George
Rodgers Clark drug a few small pieces of artillery
with him across Illinois territory but wisely chose
to discharge them upon Vincennes, in what would
later become the State of Indiana.

    Lead and zinc mining was a major industry
in Illinois. In the 1800's, Illinois was the leading
producer of lead amongst all the states. The Sac
and Fox tribe mined lead in NW Illinois prior to
European contact. In 1690, the French explorer
Nicholas Perrot visited those lead mines to establish
trading posts in that area. In 1818, the first permanent
structure in what is now Galena, Illinois, was built. In
the peak year of 1845, the mining district, with Galena
as its hub, produced about 85% of the nation's lead.
It was the fourth busiest port on the Mississippi River.
Ball mills were plentiful.

Sterling K. Webb
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-wrong pics


> How about one of those old wrecking balls used to demolish buildings?
>
> Bill
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: dfpens_at_comcast.net
>> George and all:
>>
>> This ball was found only a foot or two under ground and dug up with a
>> backhoe.
>>
>> It is iron, 9 1/4 inch in diameter and weighs 110 lbs. It is perfectly
>> round.
>> Nothing else was found around it to my knowledge.
>>
>> Dave
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: "G. Nicula" <treasurehunter_at_chartermi.net>
>> > Hi Dave, do you know how deep this object was buried?
>> >
>> > George Nicula
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <dfpens_at_comcast.net>
>> > To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:15 PM
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-wrong pics
>> >
>> >
>> > >I would like to show a picture of what a friend of a friend thinks
>> > >might be
>> > >a meteorite but I know we are not permitted attachments in our emails
>> > >to
>> > >the list. Any ideas of how I can post a few pictures?
>> > >
>> > > The object which this person dug up (on a 20 acre rural plot in
>> > > Illinois)
>> > > is very round, 9 1/4 inch in diameter and weighs 110 lbs. That's
>> > > pretty
>> > > much the density of iron, 7.87 g/cc or 492 lb/ft3. It's surface is
>> > > rusted, but it is nearly perfectly round. The rusted surface gives
>> > > the
>> > > impression of thumbprints but it is simply rusted. I think it's a
>> > > cannonball but am not certain that old cannonballs were this size and
>> > > weighed 110 lbs.
>> > >
>> > > I filed off a chink to do a nickel test but so far haven't the right
>> > > chemicals to do one.
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas?
>> > >
>> > > Dave
Received on Thu 28 Sep 2006 03:17:05 AM PDT