[meteorite-list] Curious stones?

From: Dan Wray <daniel_wray_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 22:55:54 -0700
Message-ID: <58DAAADB758E43DD9A0FBA73C3DF704E_at_DAN1>

Eric,

I am posting this a second time since I didn't send it to the list as I had
intended.

Although I have seen meteorites this ugly, I am thinking Korra Korrabes, I
don't believe that any of these are meteorites. They appear to be artifacts
of iron prossessing, ie. slag.

Dan Wray

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Wichman" <eric at meteoritewatch.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Curious stones?


> Hey all,
>
> This is not a "is this a meteorite?" question
>
> I've been going through cleaning out some boxes of NWA XXX meteorites and
> I found some meteorites I forgot I had. All these stones are very highly
> magenetic and snap hard to a neo mag.
>
> PHOTOS: http://www.meteoritesusa.com/odd-stones.htm
>
> The two broken and sliced pieces appear to be mesosiderite, and I have 5
> other pieces that are 100% positive to be meso from this batch that I have
> sliced and or sanded.
>
> Anyone have any information on these pieces or seen any other meteorites
> like them? Send me a link, information or photos if you do...The odd part
> about the sliced and broken pieces are the hollow interiors of some of the
> stones. I have reservations on some of these pieces about their meteoric
> origin but there are some in this batch that are 100% mesosiderite.
>
> What causes this? And if it's oxidation/corrosion why are they corroding
> form the inside out?
>
> Eric
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Received on Thu 08 Jan 2009 12:55:54 AM PST