[meteorite-list] Real or not real.

From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:47:32 -0700
Message-ID: <BANLkTinWdsUJrb=xdsdXZ0KK7SQqYYxr7Q_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello Jeff,

The problem with that analogy is that visual inspection is only a very
small part of the testing of a rock. While your post appears to
suggest the scientist could not tell, it does not indicate that any
testing was completed on it. What testing was done on it???
I could be totally wrong but sure hope that with the bazillions of tax
dollars spent on funding research, in this day and age, I would
suggest that there better not be a rock out there the scientist can
not identify.
I really get the impression that maybe the scientists where being
polite and not attempting to burst your bubble?
Respectfully, what scientist in their right mind would turn down a
valid cold find or a new fall specimen? Does this actually happen???
Any scientists out there???

Check out my number 4 of 4 finds on yesterday's hunt at Franconia :
http://desrtsunburn.no-ip.org/DSCN0142.jpg (~5mb macro)


Kind Regards,

Jim Wooddell
http://desertsunburn.no-ip.org

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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:
> I have a stone from years ago that appears oriented but weathered. It was
> originally thought to be a planetary but that did not seem to pan out
> clearly. The problem was that the very qualified scientist could not say for
> sure what it was and could also not rule out other options like an Earth
> meteorite either. Further tests were just too expensive and the budget
> didn't allow for it.
>
> The thing is that the stone was even taken along to one of the Annual Met
> Society meetings and passed around to various people along with a couple of
> well known planetary scientists from NASA looking at it. A couple suggested
> it is likely some sort of basalt but not one person could come up with any
> idea of where or how it formed. Basically they said to just wait and see if
> any other similar NWA's showed up over the years. I'm still waiting! ;-)
>
> So yes... there are definitely stones out there that stump even the best.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "GREG LINDH" <geeg48 at msn.com>
> To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:47 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Real or not real.
>
>
>>
>>
>> ?To all,
>>
>> ?Are there any stones that have been found that are unable to be
>> definitively identified as a meteorite? ?In other words, are there stones
>> (metal or stony) that the meteorite experts of the world examine closely,
>> and then just say, "We just don't know"?
>>
>>
>> ?Greg L.
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