[meteorite-list] FW: Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May 8, 2010

From: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 12:19:19 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <947544.31333.qm_at_web43407.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Also, the hole is not perfectly uniform, which it should be if it were mad-made. I guess we will never know, or really need to worry much about it, because I dont see Larry selling it or trading it, ever.....

 Best Wishes,
Joe Kerchner
http://illinoismeteorites.com
http://skyrockcafe.com



----- Original Message ----
From: JoshuaTreeMuseum <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 1:23:46 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] FW: Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May 8, 2010

This guy lists all kinds of interesting junk that he finds in strewnfields. He claims they're meteorites....well, because they were found in a strewn field! He's sold 80 "meteorites" on eBay and has never had to return a single one based on lack of authenticity.



http://cgi.ebay.com/Canyon-Diablo-Achondrite-meteorite-attributes-85-CRUST-/360199899680?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53dd964a20


http://cgi.ebay.com/Holbrook-AZ-meteorite-strewnfield-/360223719454?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53df01c01e

http://cgi.ebay.com/Interesting-stone-Holbrook-AZ-meteorite-strewnfield-5g-/360206182853?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53ddf629c5
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Not found in strewnfields, but fun meteorwrongs nonetheless. This one was tested by Richard Firestone. And priced at a mere 99,000 dollars!

http://cgi.ebay.com/GIANT-METEORITE-UNITED-STATES-5-5-pounds-/360145973265?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53da5f7011

Currently the highest priced meteorwrong on eBay, $850,000:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Possible-USA-match-Dhofar-lunar-meteorite-breccias-/360255954084?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e0ed9ca4

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Manmade stuff ends up in weird places. I stand by my assessment until
I see a chemical analysis and verdict from a respectable authority on
meteorites. ;)

BTW - I know plenty about metal detectors and have spent years
wandering the wilds. I've run across some odd stuff out in the middle
of nowhere in places where there were no traces of human activity. So
the location has nothing to do with whether it's a meteorite or not.
I guess a cannonball found in the Franconia strewnfield must be a
meteorite because it was found in a known meteorite strewnfield.

Best regards,

MikeG



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