[meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:05:50 -0700 (PDT)
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Dear Peter and List,
  Peter your "stones" appear to be either industrial slag or coal stove clinkers. They are NOT meteorites and NOT from an asteroid. There are many good books on meteorite identification and they will save your time and gas. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

--- On Sat, 3/23/13, Peter Richards <pedrichards at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Peter Richards <pedrichards at gmail.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 7:58 AM
> -This stone seems to have a feature
> which suggests a (modified) layer
> of the stone was once in a malleable state, and, also, under
> pressure,
> appearing as if it has been folded back (on the left side of
> the
> stone, note what was revealed is duller in texture, and more
> grey than
> the glassy outer surface)::
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324 at N08/8580370971/in/set-72157633060844363/
> -This has a surface with a "bubbly" appearance, suggesting
> liquid
> material collected before concretizing:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324 at N08/8580364375/in/set-72157633060844363/
> -Here is a shot of the collected masses from a vicinity
> about the size
> of a very small house:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324 at N08/8580374795/in/set-72157633060844363/lightbox/
> The location where these were collected, incidentally, is
> due north of
> the location where many of the heavier Park Forest fragments
> were
> found, and well within the constraints, of course, of known
> strewn
> field dispersion, which has led me to believe these may have
> been a
> part of the same fall, and undetected for a number of
> reasons,
> including the commonality of gunshots in the area
> (especially true ten
> years ago if I understand correctly), and rather poor air
> quality
> which might have led people living nearby to remain
> oblivious of any
> new arrivals such as these would have been, according to my
> theory.
> Some are very dense, and others are less so. I understood
> that there
> were two main types of material recovered in Park Forest,
> and wonder
> whether any additional variety prospectively found here
> might
> represent the remains from an asteroidal impact, or
> something of that
> sort.
>
> Peter Richards
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