[meteorite-list] Modern Burnishing

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:18:08 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <2121305827.2144956.1597429088640_at_mail.yahoo.com>

I hate it. Almost 100% made of glue is my guess. There?s no natural way to make it look like a turf squeezed out of a tube.


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On Friday, August 14, 2020, 10:32 AM, Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

I saw that too Paul. I think I saw it once before a while back, being offered. I have never seen this shaping before either. Very unusual, but I would guess it must be terrestrial weathering influenced by some sort of internal structure...e.g. perhaps melt. I took the phrase "modern burnishing" to be that it had been cleaned in some way to remove caliche....but a vague description.
Graham

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 6:42 AM Paul Gessler via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

Want everyone's opinion / on this highly unusual morphology.
I don't doubt it is a real meteorite at all just that one side looks altered
or is HUGELY UNIQUE
Christies is currently selling it and gives a cryptic explanation for its
shape as "Modern burnishing"
What the hell does that mean exactly?????
they also mention it could be naturally ventifacted.???????????

Either way I have never seen anything quite like it in the meteorite world.

Anyone else have an explanation ... please chime in on this.

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-lunar-rare-meteorites/evoking-sculpture-ken-price-exotic-meteorite-morphology-nwa-13203-38/82821

Thanks
Paul Gessler

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