[meteorite-list] South Pole Meteorite - ALH761 a.k.a. ALHA76001

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:58:32 +0000
Message-ID: <101620082158.6727.48F7B908000056B400001A4722070245539B01010096969A00_at_comcast.net>

Hello Graham,

This point came up in an off-list conversation with another collector and he mentioned that it was highly plausible that an Antarctic research vessel would have a rock saw on-board. I would agree, especially if there was any geological research involved.

Best,

Mike Bandli

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: ensoramanda <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com>
> There is no mention of it being H or L...but what makes it suspicious to
> me is that it looks like it is an end cut...one face looks sawn. Surely
> that would not have happened if it was found in the hull of the
> boat...unless the owner has had it cut since??
>
> Graham Ensor,UK
>
> bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:
>
> >Jeff wrote:
> >
> >"I tried to see how we know that the ebay stone was H, but the listing is
> gone."
> >
> >Here is the link that should still work:
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/H-Class-Chondrite-Meteor-VERY-BIG-Found-At-South-Pole_W0QQi
> temZ180298547302QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Bernd
> >
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