[meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

From: jason utas <jasonutas_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:22:30 -0700
Message-ID: <CAK837U01HKSSpiowMRK5JXQAX4vKaiBo3RYia7m8w1yWiteSQQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello All,
Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places
where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually.

But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.

The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
"remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.

If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.

A real one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206

Note the fine detail still present on the crust.

And again:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046

Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have
purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
fingers here.

Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.

Regards,
Jason



> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>
>
> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
> To form an opinion?
> Michael
>
> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in
>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate
>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know there
>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before
>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I know
>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I
>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and based on
>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mendy
>>
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