Re: [meteorite-list] Is this GM ?

[FRANK B CRESSY]

Hello all,   Steve Schoner should be the one to comment on this item, but he must be out in the field or something. For what it's worth Glorieta Mountain comes in a variety of "flavors" (ie shapes, sizes, textures, weathering, etc.). I've included a link to Steve's Meteorite Picture Gallery for Glorieta Mountain which shows a variety of individuals.   http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/GLORIETA.htm   As to what the piece is in the ebay auction, I'm not convinced we can rule out a GM. Also for what it's worth, the 190 gram individual (second from top) resides in my collection :-) The piece appears to have been torn off a larger body as the backside looks like a piece of shrapnal; very different from the smoothly contoured front side shown in the picture. The front is very fresh with part of it being almost a steel-blue color. Not a typical GM piece by any means. Hope this has been of some help.   Regards, Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: meteorite1.com To: Ing. Christian ANGER ; Meteorite-List@Meteoritecentral. Com Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is this GM ? In my opinion, the contours are too pristine to be a Glorietta.  Glorietta has been buried a very long time, and this piece certainly doesn't look that way.  Taza is very characteristic in its external appearance...the soft ridges and curves...not what one sees on a Glorietta.  One could always be wrong but a quick etch of a small corner would tell the tale, but this seller needs to be aware of a potential mix-up here.  (I have small Glorietta individuals and it looks very different from a small Taza.)   Ron Hartman   ----- Original Message ----- From: Ing. Christian ANGER To: Meteorite-List@Meteoritecentral. Com Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Is this GM ? Hi list !   Please have a look at http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2110132125   Is this Glorieta Mountain ? It looks like Taza for me.   I never saw a small individual of Glorieta Mountain, only slices.   So I am not sure about. Did anyone see small GM individuals ? Do they look like that ?   Best wishes,   Christian   IMCA #2673 www.austromet.com   Ing. Christian ANGER                 Korngasse 6                   2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg      AUSTRIA                                       email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]