[meteorite-list] best meteowrong, yet

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:13:36 -0700
Message-ID: <93aaac890710301913n4eaa4c69x1631ce3b9c0ee430_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello 'Mckinney Trammell,' All
Right - if I'm not mistaken, the supposed Mojave iron meteorite
similar to Albion, from ebay...well...
It looks like slag/metal production waste (those bubbles are pretty
telling), or maybe the result of some smelting gone-awry. The
texture's rather off for meteorites, disregarding even the porosity;
it looks highly granular - even more so than a recrystallized
meteorite...more like low-quality smelting products.
You state that they're brittle, like meteorites...iron meteorites
aren't brittle, and the crust that you mention is probably a product
of oxidation, whether from the elements or from exposure to extreme
heat (which would speed up oxidation of iron in a manner that might
fool someone looking for fusion crust).
I've gambled on ebay before, and have yet to be disappointed; that's
one I chose not to bet on.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
Regards,
Jason

On 10/30/07, mckinney trammell <bigpineartifacts at yahoo.com> wrote:
> anybody know what this stuff might be?
> --- Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:48:27 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
> >
> > >email for pix. this thing fakes out the public like
> > >all get out. found in a fl field- WHAT IS IT? no
> > >magnetism, brittle, black crust, all metal,
> > crystals, etc.
> >
> > Hosted here:
> >
> > http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/wrongs/
> >
>
>
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Received on Tue 30 Oct 2007 10:13:36 PM PDT