For me is meteorite, have the matrix type Mocs or Alfianello, probably a L chondrite. The fusion crust is tipycal of a meteorite and the same the shock cracks. Nice piece. regards
Matteo --- Robert Cucchiara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, I know you have all have been doing alot > of meteorite > identification lately but i would like your opinions > on this one. I just > returned from Mexico where i met an elderly man who > believes he has a > meteorite. He witnessed it fall while working in the > hills as a miner 20 > years ago and he says it sounded like an airplane > approaching. They went to > look for it and found a hole in soft terrain where > he recovered this 470 > gram stone. i asked him if he had searched for any > additional stones and he > had not. I inspected it and believe it is genuine > but still had some doubts. > It is magnetic and with a 10x loupe it has small > metal grains. The brownish > to black crust has expansion cracks but seem thicker > than normal to me. I > tried to convince him to give me nice sized piece > for analysis, but he did > not care to cut it. I was able to acquire a few > fragments with crust (about > 0.6 grams) that i was able to chip off fairly > easily, so it appears to be > some what friable. I snapped about 50 photos, so if > anyone needs any > additional angle off list i can provide them. I can > acquire this stone along > with the location of the fall if proven meteoritic. > Any opinions would be > apprieciated. The links are provided below. Thanks > again Bob C. > > > http://www.alamedacomputers.com/slp1a.jpg > > http://www.alamedacomputers.com/slp2a.jpg > > http://www.alamedacomputers.com/slp3a.jpg > > http://www.alamedacomputers.com/slp4a.jpg > > http://www.alamedacomputers.com/slp5a.jpg > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
