[meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer

From: bill kies <parkforestmet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 21:31:29 -0500
Message-ID: <SNT102-W289403B74D2DF0D6B0053EA22E0_at_phx.gbl>

Well that was a resounding no. I've seen more than my share of asphalt meteorwrongs but never a small one that had been cleaned and photographed so well. That and wishful thinking got the best of me.

 

Thanks to everyone for snapping me back to reality!

Bill

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> From: nf114ec at npgcable.com
> To: parkforestmet at hotmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer
> Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 19:14:26 -0700
>
> I posted from my other email and it did not make it through for some reason.
>
> I can not tell you how many people walked up to me and asked if they had a
> meteorite. I saw a lot of this stuff. I will say (I hate doing this by
> pictures) that this is not a meteorite.
> The reason why is that this sample does have a surface and it's not fusion
> crust. Also, if you look closely you can see fiber in it. This is an oiled
> piece of road debris best I can tell. The CAI's are not "on the rock" they
> are in it. So there are three clues, it's not a meteorite.
>
>
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim Wooddell
> http://k7wfr.us
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bill kies" <parkforestmet at hotmail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:52 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's an image of a 2.6 gram specimen of what is supposed to be the new
> > meteorite that's been offered to me . Have any of you been contacted by
> > this fellow as well? What do you think of this piece?
> >
> >
> >
> > http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee516/Billkies/IMG_0923.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
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