---- Mr EMan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--=============
--Ha ha Funny... the Rorschach-Shroom Techinque of meteorite
--identification...Down to confirming orange olivine crystals-- in a
--mesosiderite no less--and fresh? It is fresh from the slag pile!
--I've got petrified frog poop that looks more like a meteorite then
--this.
--Pleeease...this is an early April One-0 post, Right?>
Actually it does look very much like DONG UJIMQIN QI a mesosiderite from
Mongolia, which looks unlike any other meteorite I've seen and much more like
slag. Mike Farmer has a few pieces on his web site.
I certainly wouldn't bid on it based on a photo, but there are some strange
looking meteorites (and non-meteorites) out there.
--
Eric Olson
7682 Firethorn Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28311
http://www.star-bits.com
Eman
--- Jason Utas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Olah All,
> Looks like a fresh mesosiderite. I know, the shape is odd - but have
> a look at fresh pieces of that Chinese mesosiderite fall Dong Umjim
> Qui...or however it's spelled...they look rather similar to this,
> though by the look of the orange crystals clearly visible on the
> surface of this stone, this one has more olivine in it.
> That said, it could also be an unusual piece of slag,<==gudanzer
and I don't
> feel like betting $1k on such a strange piece from a questionable
> location...if I had more money, I might think otherwise.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Michael Murray
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120236513887
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