"Andes said Lynch is doing the honest thing and the decent thing, which is no guarantee in the world of meteorite collectors."
Too bad Andes chose these words.... One could easily insert any number of other occupations with far more tarnished reputations that have brought our financial system and nation to its knees. Investment Banker SEC regulator Career Politician ..... See how easy this ? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Wichman Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen Canyon Diablo Meteorite To Be Returned I found article this in my email box this morning... "..This story begins not in a galaxy far away, but at a Milwaukee rummage sale a few years ago. Tom Lynch paid $10 for an odd hunk of metal he figured might be copper or bronze with potential salvage value. He had no idea it had dropped from space into the Arizona desert some 50,000 years ago. "For the last two years, it kept my grandson's basketball hoop from blowing over in the yard. It weighs 50 pounds," said Lynch, a retired foundry and General Motors worker who lives in South Milwaukee. Recently, he saw a show about meteorites on the Travel Channel and realized that's probably what he had. It was curious, he thought, that the thing never oxidized in the weather. Following advice from the TV show, he held a magnet up to the object and it stuck. He took his 4.6 billion-year-old find to the Milwaukee Public Museum and then to Chicago's Field Museum last month. The scientists got excited. Yes, they said, it's a meteorite.." READ THE FULL ARTICLE http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/41069052.html Wow! Now that's a cool looking meteorite. Does anyone on-list remember this piece? Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
