Well that was a resounding no. I've seen more than my share of asphalt meteorwrongs but never a small one that had been cleaned and photographed so well. That and wishful thinking got the best of me.
Thanks to everyone for snapping me back to reality! Bill ---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 19:14:26 -0700 > > I posted from my other email and it did not make it through for some reason. > > I can not tell you how many people walked up to me and asked if they had a > meteorite. I saw a lot of this stuff. I will say (I hate doing this by > pictures) that this is not a meteorite. > The reason why is that this sample does have a surface and it's not fusion > crust. Also, if you look closely you can see fiber in it. This is an oiled > piece of road debris best I can tell. The CAI's are not "on the rock" they > are in it. So there are three clues, it's not a meteorite. > > > > Jim > > > Jim Wooddell > http://k7wfr.us > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bill kies" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:52 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Sutters Mill Offer > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Here's an image of a 2.6 gram specimen of what is supposed to be the new > > meteorite that's been offered to me . Have any of you been contacted by > > this fellow as well? What do you think of this piece? > > > > > > > > http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee516/Billkies/IMG_0923.jpg > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bill > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
