[meteorite-list] Collectible wrongs

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 17:35:59 -0800
Message-ID: <7B2B2EECF7D744CAAB618E060A732D49_at_bosoheadPC>

Hi List,

Of course, I too, have a 300+lb mystery rock I'll haul to Tucson this year
to see what everyone says....and it begs the question I've been pondering
for years:

Will outside exfoliating fragments of a terrestrializing meteorite test
differently from the interior? It sure seems so....and if so, what
conclusions can we draw from only analyzing the exterior? I've had a
thin-section made of one of the outside chips for reference, but wonder what
the inside has to offer.

As a learned, experienced and extensive collector of meteorites, I still
have my wonders about my particular mystery...hence my question in this
thread.

(Dr. Ted, any advice?)

Richard Montgomery




----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "William Bagwell" <rb211 at tds.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Collectible wrongs


> Hi William,
>
> I collect interesting or convincing wrongs. I also sell a few or
> trade them. Have you had your specimen checked with an XRF gun?
>
> Here are some of the wrongs I have (I also photos of a slice of shiro)
> - http://www.galactic-stone.com/products/meteorwrongs
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
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> On 12/3/11, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
>> Is there a discusion forum devoted to collectible meteorwrongs and
>> ethical marketing of same? The only active meteorite web forums
>> I have found so far, seldom if ever discuss this subject. Lurking here a
>> bit (and extensively searching the archives) it looks like many on this
>> mailing list would prefer that this topic never be discussed here
>> either:-O
>>
>> Was recently disappointed to learn that a big old rusty 'rock' I have had
>> for years is "entirely terrestrial in formation". Never held much hope it
>> was real until I finally cut a window - after 38 years... Then wow! Dark
>> basalt-ish looking breccia homogeneously distributed in shiny metal with
>> no holes or vugs. Text book mesosiderite in appearance and every home
>> test I tried only added to my brief excitement.
>>
>> Still do not know if it is natural or man made, but should have a much
>> better idea once I receive the full lab report. Obviously I'm hoping for
>> the consolation prize of natural. Even if this was an industrial accident
>> it still looks as good as a Plateau Putorano and better than a Mendota.
>> To my untrained eye it closely resembles a 1755 gr slice of Estherville
>> that I found on the web.
>>
>> Since cutting costs are more of a concern than kerf losses I'm
>> researching
>> band saw blades. Brand or type suggestions would be appreciated. Have a
>> small machine shop nearby owned by a semi-retired friend. Hoping his
>> horizontal saw is big enough I can avoid large industrial shops. Oh BTW,
>> this thing weighs around 400 pounds so is way beyond the capacity of most
>> hobbyist grade equipment.
>>
>> Any comments, ideas or suggestions are welcome. To the list or in private
>> as you see fit. Thank you for your time.
>>
>> William
>>
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