[meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.

From: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 0:27:52 +0100
Message-ID: <20100502002752.0QTYU.144460.root_at_web04-winn.ispmail.private.ntl.com>

Looks like a made up fake to me, modeled out of some material such as groggy brick clay/iron oxides and fired. The ragmaglypts do not look natural.

Graham, UK

---- Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:
> That line is interesting. I personally lean towards a slag. There are
> actually quite a few vesicles through the surface and if you have a look
> near the top-right corner there is a broken spot on the exterior revealing
> what appears to be a vesicle-filled and non-metallic interior. But it is
> hard to tell for sure from such a small pic.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> To: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:32 PM
> Subject: Fwd: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
>
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
> > To: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > I've seen this before, too.
> > A close look revealed a very strange texturing on its top left surface
> > -- and take a look at that nice horizontal seam running all the way
> > around it.
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Greg Catterton
> > <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> One of the many emails I have been getting from people wanting to know if
> >> they have a meteorite or not... Not sure just what this thing is, but its
> >> Strange looking.
> >> As always, this also comes with a story behind it.
> >>
> >> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC02157.jpg
> >>
> >> Greg Catterton
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Received on Sat 01 May 2010 07:27:52 PM PDT