Dear List, It appears to me that the Canyon Diablo with a "hole", that Steve Arnold purchased, has a hole due to natural rusting of the meteorite and that the hole was not caused by entry of the meteorite into the atmosphere. Something like a rusted steel can, does it have any special value because it has a rusted hole? I have seen only the photos presented. When iron meteorites rust they often rust in semi-circular pockets and the oxide is lost as iron shale. It is also feasible that a hole could be made by purposefully encouraging a hole to grow with water and time, or with mechanical means. I cannot comment on this specimen, but I have seen it done on other meteorites. Enjoy your "hole" Steve; it seems you have quite a collection of them. Best Always, Dirk...Tokyo ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
