Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
Hello McCartney, All, I doubt its meteoric origin as well. I've personally seen a number of other fresh iron falls and all that had been recovered recently after falling had been beautifully fusion crusted, if not on all surfaces, then all save one or two. This other side or two have always (100% of the time) either been clearly torn, displaying a widmanstatten pattern of some sort, or sheared, displaying clear parallel stress lines (see Boguslavka, Ziz, Taza, for examples of this, and of fusion crust on irons). The object from NJ appears to have been heavily battered. Assuming it truly is a meteorite, it's either not an 'ordinary' iron (its odd surface could be due to a non-uniform internal composition), or else it's part of a huge fall such as Sikhote-Alin, with enough fragments created at the end point of its trajectory to cause some serious damage to each other in the fall. I've yet to see anything like this phenomenon in any irons save Sikhote-Alin, even amongst other recently fallen crater-forming irons. Why anyone should doubt the existence of fusion crust on a freshly fallen iron is beyond me - have a look at Cabin Creek if you want proof that it still forms on smallish irons falling at terminal velocity. Regards, Jason On 1/4/07, Matt Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: No way Darren Garrison wrote: > On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: > >> I propose we take a vote >> Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? >> > > Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote "yes". > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com ebay id: mhmeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
I vote no. Just fell and no fusion crust? Something stinks here Tom (hope THIS reply gets though...) Happy new year to all! On Jan 4, 2007, at 4:08 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: No way Darren Garrison wrote: On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: I propose we take a vote Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote "yes". __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com ebay id: mhmeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints! http://home.hvc.rr.com/kb2sms/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
I vote yes - that the NJO is a meteorite It's magnetic The density is right And the shape - curved and elongated - looks like it was shaped by falling There does appear to be some Regmaglypts The color is goldish - but that could due to be the lighting during filming I was wondering, who legally owns it? -Greg Stanley Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: > >I propose we take a vote >Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote "yes". __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
No way Darren Garrison wrote: > On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: > >> I propose we take a vote >> Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? >> > > Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote > "yes". > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > -- === Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com ebay id: mhmeteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: > >I propose we take a vote >Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote "yes". __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Iron Falls & NJO
I respectfully can't agree with Mr. Pitt on the NJO (New Jersey Object). We must all remember that new iron falls will NOT look like Sikhote Alin, Canyon Diablo, or Campos. Those falls did not slow down to the retardation point, they kept a significant fraction of their cosmic velocity. They have enhanced thumbprinting and flowlines due to their high speeds in the much thicker levels of the atmosphere as they bore thru dense air. I've dug up several irons in my new strewnfield that are just as ugly as the NJO. Most collectors forget that the hunters take the ugly ones to the saw for slices, while the pretty ones are the specimines. Thus, collectors see a skewed image of irons. I propose we take a vote Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? -mt IMCA 2760 > > it's pretty clearly indicated that the colorado event was not a > bolide and that the new jersey object is not a new meteorite. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
