[meteorite-list] SLAGADOCIOUS!
From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:56:02 -0700 Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP3787339A72653D2A05D6C3D2390_at_phx.gbl> Congrats Count... This is why you can never say for sure from photos. You have to hold it and look at it with a lens. I have found meteorites and posted them and people said they were not. I don't remember seeing it posted on the list before as well. Greg S Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote: > Had a bit of trouble posting this, so excuse me if it's a duplicate...or a triple! > > Hello Listees, > > Last month, some may recall that I sent out photos depicting a suspicious looking 108 gram find made 3/23/11 and asking for opinions. The general consensus was terrestrial and probably slag. I agreed initially with my respected and more experienced colleagues, but curiosity over traits that could be seen only by having the specimen in hand overcame my cheapness and I sent 22+ grams off to be classified. > > Today, I am pleased to announce that the unusal slag like exterior concealed an extremely fresh (WO/.1) L5 OC with an uncommon petrography. Efforts are under way to recover additional finds in the field, so I pray indulgence until we release the location which is in the western USA. > > http://s1090.photobucket.com/albums/i361/Airmuseum1/METEORITE%20FINDS%202/ > > Their out there....good hunting, > > Count Deiro > IMCA 3536 > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Sat 30 Jul 2011 08:56:02 PM PDT |
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