[meteorite-list] FW: Okay, you get handed a rock...
From: tracy latimer <daistiho_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:16:58 +0000 Message-ID: <SNT120-W641D431A4EC709A6B3D95ECA570_at_phx.gbl> This didn't go throught the first time. Sorry if it duplicates! > > ... and its owner says "I think it's a meteorite." You go through the > usual checks (magnetism, nickel content, visible presence of metal > grains, etc.), and it is surprisingly at least probable. What can you do at this > point to get it checked by an authority? Most of the big U departments > and other scientists no longer are taking potential rocks from space > because they are getting overrun with meteorwrongs, and I don't blame > them for not wanting to analyze yet another lump of slag. As known > dealers and collectors, we can weed out most meteorwrongs, but every > once in a while we have one that pings our radar. > > I personally wouldn't want to mess with anything unless you convinced > me it was a new find, not a NWAXXX bought from a 'dealer' on ebay. > > Best! > Tracy Latimer Received on Fri 15 Oct 2010 07:16:58 PM PDT |
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