This is the text of an email message I sent to the Crawfords, the people who are selling the Eagle Butte meteorites. We'll see what their response might be.
Tracy Latimer ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 20:26:55 +0000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Eagle Butte Iron Meteorite Item # 1066468831 I just got the Eagle Butte sample last week, thanks to the vagaries of mailing across international borders. Unfortunately, to my eye, it seems you may have been fooled in your collecting by industrial slag, as the piece you sent me does not resemble any of my other iron meteorites, but it DOES resemble a slag meteorwrong I picked up in Ohio. I have also heard from people with whom I correspond on a meteorite newsgroup; several of them have also bought these meteorites and feel their identity is questionable. I cannot comfortably post feedback without being sure of what I have bought, so I am sending the sample to Dr. Carleton Moore at the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University for analysis. Upon his confirmation, I will happily post positive feedback. If the sample should turn out NOT to be a meteorite, I will forego any negative comment should you choose to offer a refund to anyone who has bought an "Eagle Butte Meteorite" from you in error. I am sorry to have to be so cautious, but there seems to be brisk trade in rocks of mistaken identity. Sincerely, Tracy Latimer _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
