[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

From: Göran Axelsson <axelsson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:17:52 +0200
Message-ID: <4E1D7EE0.9020407_at_acc.umu.se>

Definitely no meteorite. Just compare the size with the weight. It is
too light to be solid iron, it's just a bit of iron oxide and iron
hydroxide concretion at best.

1x0.9x0.4 dm = 0.36 dm3
1.160/0.36 = 3.2 kg/dm3

Iron nickel meteorites have a density close to 8 so it's way off in density.

/G?ran

Dan Furlan skrev 2011-07-13 08:05:
> I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite
> 120738890611
>
> link to item:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373
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Received on Wed 13 Jul 2011 07:17:52 AM PDT