[meteorite-list] Re Aubrite

From: Rob McCafferty <rob_mccafferty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:01:08 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <251950.47986.qm_at_web51005.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Sorry, came to this discussion late.

I agree, I think it is a meteorite and even I can see
it looks like a CV3.? slice. The certificate with +ve
test for nickel confused me. Do CV's contain nickel? I
didn't think they did.

--- Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hola Pete, All,
> It's a meteorite; it looks to be a piece of Allende
> or another CV3,
> but it's certainly not an Aubrite, and is most
> likely not from
> Australia (why would it be when it looks to be
> Allende...).
> So...an expensive bit of Allende with a shiny tag.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Feb 5, 2008 12:43 PM, Pete Shugar
> <pshugar at clearwire.net> wrote:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ160205758255
> > Nice little gold colored tag next to the stone,
> which if it is not a true
> > meteorite, then a very convincing fake. Looks to
> be a chondrite of some
> > sort.
> > Pete
> >
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