[meteorite-list] Modern Burnishing

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:37:39 -0700
Message-ID: <c0016a12-a8ae-6484-40ba-9fc9bc5fda50_at_centurylink.net>

Coprolites Happen!

Very interesting piece. Somebody will have to have it. Perhaps it could
be put behind a dinosaur for display purposes.

Adam


On 8/14/2020 11:18 AM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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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Received on Fri 14 Aug 2020 03:37:39 PM PDT