Hola Göran. It was sent to us as a meteorite. Following your advice....we get our neomagnet....and put it close to the stone.....result : the stone did not stick to it....so.....your guess point to the right direction. Tonight we will sand a window to see its matrix. Thanks in advance. Hasta la vista, larense ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:54:02 +0100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange surface feature > > Are you sure it is a meteorite? It could be a hematite concretion or > some other earth mineral. The fact that it is heavier than an ordinary > stone but doesn't affect the compass needle sounds like some hematite > iron ore. Hematite could develop mica-like structures. > > Göran > > gian gallo wrote: >> >>> Hola Carl. We are not saying it is mica....it is the arrangement the >>> silvery specks has, that seems to be a mica-like feature. We think that its >>> FC , has weathered away almost completely. It is the only one of the three >>> stones, that can not move our compass needle....and we have not sticked >>> yet, a neo magnet to it. Although the three stones are nearly of the same >>> size, this one is the heaviest. In the below picture, the stone is the one >>> at the right side : >>> >>> http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/43907/2096345270100862759S600x600Q85.jpg >>> >>> Hasta la vista, >>> >>> larense >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>>> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:52:08 -0700 >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange surface feature >>>> >>>> I would like to see the inside. Are you going to slice it? It is very >>>> difficult to see anything that looks like mica in photo. Does it have a >>>> fusion crust? If you do see mica it may not be a meteorite. Carl >>>> >>>> ---- gian gallo wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hola to all. Today we recieved three freebies from Steve Arnold ( Chicago >>>>> ). Thanks you some much, Steve.....and...in one of them, we have found >>>>> some strange feature on its surface......silvery specks that shines as if >>>>> it were a mica stone. This feature is only seen if we have the right >>>>> angle of light to see it. ¿ Has anyone here seen this before. Any help is >>>>> welcome. The little stone weights 13.1 grams. >>>>> >>>>> Below, four pictures....of two diferent areas...that shows this strange >>>>> feature, in direct and reflected light, pictures taken with a stereo - >>>>> lupe : >>>>> >>>>> First area : >>>>> >>>>> http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/42871/2739672990100862759S600x600Q85.jpg >>>>> http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/42168/2856801200100862759S600x600Q85.jpg >>>>> >>>>> Second area : >>>>> >>>>> http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/42392/2290974480100862759S600x600Q85.jpg >>>>> http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/43667/2053070070100862759S600x600Q85.jpg >>>>> >>>>> Hasta la vista, >>>>> >>>>> larense >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>> Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious >>>>> email. >>>>> http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119462413/direct/01/ >>> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. >> http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008 >> ______________________________________________ >> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
