Thanks for sharing this Randy.
It looks genuine (and incredibly beautiful!) but a little odd that Alan
Hildebrand advised that this is an H3/4.
This seams a little fast for classification but perhaps that is what it
is. I guess an H3/4 is better than an H 5 or H6.
Cheers!
Mike Tettenborn
Randy Korotev wrote:
Collectors:
A couple of days ago I was contacted by telephone by Mr. Warren Wiley of
Saskatchewan. (Why me?) He told me that he'd found "the second
largest" stone of the Dec. 2 fireball and that he wanted to sell it. He
seems to be a nice fellow, so I offered to pass his information along to
the meteorite list, which was OK with him. He does not have Internet
access. A friend of his sent a message this morning with the following
text and some attached photos, which I've posted on this website:
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~rlkorote/warren/
Mr Wiley's text: "This specimen is from the Buzzard Coulee near Lone
Rock, Saskatchewan. This is an immaculate masterpiece of atmospheric
sculpting. Heavily regmaglyphed, aesthetic specimen. Found December 2,
2008, 35 minutes after sundown. I have video documentation of my 4 day
search; where I found it, and associate professor, Alan Hildebrand,
coming to our house to authenticate. Alan Hildebrand and other
scientists have completed the lab analysis on my chondrite, and it is an
(H 3/4) chondrite. Warren Wiley (owner) is putting it up for bids,
serious inquiries only. Contact Warren at 1-780-842-4858."
Please do not contact me about this offer. I'm just the messenger and I
won't respond to enquiries about this issue. I'm only doing this
because I wanted to see the photos.
Randy Korotev
Saint Louis, MO
koro...@wustl.edu
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