Hi Jason! So what do you think about this one?
http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall. Jim On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but > always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been > mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places > where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually. > > But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting. > > The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has > "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust, > which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's. > > If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has > weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen. > > A real one: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206 > > Note the fine detail still present on the crust. > > And again: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046 > > Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and > Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have > purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any > fingers here. > > Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it. > > Regards, > Jason > > > >> From: Michael Blood <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook >> To: Mendy Ouzillou <[email protected]>, Meteorite List >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more >> Holbrook than anyone on the list... >> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient >> To form an opinion? >> Michael >> >> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that >>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it in >>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I associate >>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know there >>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so before >>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I know >>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account, I >>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and based on >>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict. >>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mendy >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 > ______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Jim Wooddell [email protected] 928-247-2675 ______________________________________________ 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
