[meteorite-list] Reported Possible PA Meteorite Found

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:48:43 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W61D7FDFE1630305FF4B326D20C0_at_phx.gbl>

At first glance I would say this is NOT from the fall. Fresh falls have a dark fusion crust.

I think it could be slag - it's funny because I have a piece sitting on my desk that is dark green with a white coating on it - much like the stone in the pictures.

All I can say is when you find a fresh fall, you will know it immediately. They just look so different, like the picture of Ash Creek found in West, TX.

I would still take the stone to a university however, as you never know.

Greg S.

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> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:16:23 -0400
> From: mike.hankey at gmail.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Reported Possible PA Meteorite Found
>
> I got this report from someone on my blog:
>
> ?On July 26, 2009 I found an unusual rock lying on top of some mulch
> in my parent?s yard in north-central Maryland (Carroll County). It is
> totally unlike anything in the area. It looks like a meteorite to me.
> It is gray, with irregular shape, indentations which appear to have
> possibly been made by hot gas, and a few small rusty spots. The rock
> is about 2 inches wide. It is slightly attracted to a strong magnet.
> No one in the family had put the rock where it was found. No digging
> has occurred recently around where it was found. The region where
> this rock was found would be somewhat in line with your projected path
> of the recent meteor that may have landed near the Susquehanna River.?
>
> I asked him to send me some pictures. He did.
>
> My first thought is its not a meteorite because:
>
> 1) its not black, no fusion crust
> 2) its from Carrol County which is pretty far away from the trajectory
> we are currently working with.
>
> Would you guys mind looking at the pictures and tell me what you think?
>
> The person who reported this is just a kid, so if you could try to
> keep the comments as kind as possible I'd really appreciate it.
>
> The pictures are linked on my site (1st update on the page)
>
> http://www.mikesastrophotos.com
>
> If you want to leave a comment on the site, please feel free to
> include a URL to your commercial sites and pick up some free back
> links.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> P.S. check out yesterday's update for a good laugh.
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