[meteorite-list] AD - "Buzzard Coulee"

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:02:08 -0500
Message-ID: <49501C70.9050200_at_rogers.com>

Thanks for sharing this Randy.

It looks genuine (and incredibly beautiful!) but a little odd that Alan
Hildebrand advised that this is an H3/4.

This seams a little fast for classification but perhaps that is what it
is. I guess an H3/4 is better than an H 5 or H6.

Cheers!

Mike Tettenborn

Randy Korotev wrote:
> Collectors:
>
> A couple of days ago I was contacted by telephone by Mr. Warren Wiley of
> Saskatchewan. (Why me?) He told me that he'd found "the second
> largest" stone of the Dec. 2 fireball and that he wanted to sell it. He
> seems to be a nice fellow, so I offered to pass his information along to
> the meteorite list, which was OK with him. He does not have Internet
> access. A friend of his sent a message this morning with the following
> text and some attached photos, which I've posted on this website:
>
> http://artsci.wustl.edu/~rlkorote/warren/
>
> Mr Wiley's text: "This specimen is from the Buzzard Coulee near Lone
> Rock, Saskatchewan. This is an immaculate masterpiece of atmospheric
> sculpting. Heavily regmaglyphed, aesthetic specimen. Found December 2,
> 2008, 35 minutes after sundown. I have video documentation of my 4 day
> search; where I found it, and associate professor, Alan Hildebrand,
> coming to our house to authenticate. Alan Hildebrand and other
> scientists have completed the lab analysis on my chondrite, and it is an
> (H 3/4) chondrite. Warren Wiley (owner) is putting it up for bids,
> serious inquiries only. Contact Warren at 1-780-842-4858."
>
> Please do not contact me about this offer. I'm just the messenger and I
> won't respond to enquiries about this issue. I'm only doing this
> because I wanted to see the photos.
>
>
>
> Randy Korotev
> Saint Louis, MO
> korotev at wustl.edu
>
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