(wrong string) Ødegaard helps decovers Norways 2nd largest meteorite!?

From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:20:50 +0200
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20101010195717.03b79db8_at_pop.online.no>

I would point out some things that points to the pictured
norwegian stone is _not_ a meteorite:

- It looks striped and layered. This is a typical trait of the
gneissic stones on the western part of southern Norway
where this story is from. No meteorites are layered or
striped. It's a consequence of plate tecthonics that
doesn't exist on the small asteroids. Almost all rocks are
stiped and layered in this part of Norway.

- Considering the weight, probably ~54kg as it says in
first article. Taking into acount the volume I very roughly
estimate it to be ~35 dm3 from images. Then one would get
1.55 kg/dm3, which shows the volume is overestimated, but far
from any weight that fits any iron or stony meteorite.
Average local rock density would be 2.6-2.7 kg/dm3 that fits
much better.

- Only pitted on a smaller part of the surface. Does not fit an
iron meteorite. And as it seems layered its looks fto it a local
stone much better. As it was found under and when a tree
overturned, it could be the humidity of the roots that made the pits.
One cannot rule out it is lime in it, then possibly marble.
On the other hand, seeming to have an affect on a compass, it could
be a metamorphosed plutonic rock containing some iron
of which type there are a lot in this area.

Bj?rn S?rheim


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www.grenda.no/nyhende/2127/

www.bt.no/forbruker/vitenskap/Fant-meteoritt-paa-gaarden-1172290.html

Norways TV-astronomer KJR ?degaard helps decovers 2nd largest meteorite in
Norways history! It's hot on several norwegian newsmedia right now.
He will eat earthly 'greystone' ('gr?stein') if it's not a meteorite...;-)
Will be shown on Norways 2nd largest TV-station in a few hours.

Well he has a major in astronomy, and been on TV, but what does he know
about stones, really?
Anyway everybody in Norway believes his stories, it seems, how is this
possible after all these years?

(Translate from norwegianby pasting into translate.google.com)
What do you make out of the story and images?

Bj?rn S?rheim
Received on Sun 10 Oct 2010 02:20:50 PM PDT