[meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook

From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:43:55 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH_zgwG9LRFUpPnREkDYEHWfY7E11ZkJA-rYyRV-cXse_J-OuQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jason!

So what do you think about this one?

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.

Jim




On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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