Hello to the List, This cut surface also shows small vesicles that make one wonder if it is one of the few meteorites that have vesicles.
I would certainly have picked it up and submit for closer inspection. Sonny is very experienced and has made some spectacular finds, I hope this one turns out to be another rare type. Best Regards, Pat ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:10:35 -0500 > From: countde...@earthlink.net > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] Mystery Nevada Find? > > Listees, > > Sonny Clary sliced a piece off this found desert specimen and mentioned that > I might want to let the List look at the remainder,in hopes I will get some > opinions. It is slightly heavier than similar terrestial rocks, makes a dark > streak, is attracted lightly to a neomydium mag, enough to support the > missing 30 gram slice. Carbonaceous condrite? Meteor wrong? What say you? > > Incidentally, that's one of Joe's titanium scale cubes. As you can see, they > are a very dark grey and very sharp edges and very heavy. > > http://members.cox.net/countdeiro/PC210229.JPG > > Thanks for looking, > > Count Deiro > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list