Thanks Goran - Sure looks like similar specimen. Huge, eh? Gary
On 13 May 2006 at 23:12, Göran Axelsson wrote: > I have written before about this "martian" meteorite but this is > something I sent outside the meteorite list last summer. I've also sent > it to the seller but I've never got any answer back. > > There is a similar rock only three hours drive from my home. It's > suspended in a similar way and makes a chiming tone when struck, just > like a church bell. > In Sweden we call these rocks for "tonalite" because of the tones it > gives when struck. If my memory don't fails me it was classified as a > gabbro with a lot of olivine and pyroxene. Some magnetite were also > present in it. > The source of the rock isn't known, but then we have had a thick ice cap > that transported rocks across Sweden. > > Here's a picture of it. > http://www.home.neab.net/guest/Tonalit.jpg > ... our's bigger... > > I would call it a miracle if he got his sold. > > :-) > > /Göran > > Gary K. Foote wrote: > > Hi Darren, > > > > He is different. I have met him and have seen this supposed meteorite up > > close. I have > > some crumbs and small chips but have two 6" X 1/2" slices coming to me > > soon. I have > > also arranged for two more slices to go to reputable geologists to find out > > just what it > > is. Whatever it is, it should be identified and placed in the proper > > museum for > > showing. It is unbelievable in person. I suspect Magnetite schist or > > perhaps upthrust > > continental shelf shaped by magamtic-granite and magnetite replacement, but > > that is for > > the experts to answer. Whatever it is it has a value inherent by its > > magnitude and > > unusual shape. If it can be explained and displayed to the public I hope > > he can make > > some $$$ for his ministry along the way. He is convinced his vision from > > God is the > > fact of the matter, and I have explained to him why that is nigh > > impossible, but he has > > his convictions. Truth be told, he didn't preach or try to convert and is > > eager to > > identify what he has. Still, he will, in my opinion, retain his personal > > beliefs about > > its origin. > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > On 13 May 2006 at 14:18, Darren Garrison wrote: > > > > > >> On Sat, 13 May 2006 12:06:19 -0400, you wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Easy - the man tells the truth. His verification is by personal vision > >>> and he makes > >>> that perfectly clear. Therefore there is no fraud. > >>> > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
