yes, it sticks really strongly to a magnet. Best, Joe K
----- Original Message ---- From: Mr EMan <[email protected]> To: Joe Kerchner <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:35:22 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible new Illinois meteorite Does it pass the magnet test? Elton --- On Tue, 6/16/09, Joe Kerchner <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Joe Kerchner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible new Illinois meteorite > To: [email protected] > Cc: "meteorite list" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:45 PM > > The metal reflects just like in chondrites. I just have > trouble getting it to reflect and show the matrix at the > same time so I manipulate the light so that I can get > pictures of the metal and pics of the matris/inclusions. > Thanks, > Joe K > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > To: Joe Kerchner <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:00:05 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible new Illinois > meteorite > > Joe, I Hope they are meteorites but it looks like the metal > is shiny when rock is held in a certain position but then > when turned the reflection disappears. That is a tell for > magnetite not metal. Normally metal reflects light at > multiple angles. I hope it is metal. good luck. Carl > > ---- Joe Kerchner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Listees, > > Hello all, I found 23 of these > stones, I think might be meteorites. I was wondering if > anyone have seen any known > > meteorites that resemble these stones. They has quite > a bit of metal in them > > and lots of inclusions. I have looked at many > meteorite images looking > > for a match and have not found one that matches it > 100%. I have found > > just over 1.9kg of it total. I sent a few sample to Al > Mitterling and > > he said it looks like a good candidate, but needs more > testing. I was > > just wondering what you all think of them. When I hear > back from him I will let everyone here know if it is or it > is just a wrong. > > I have been searching/hunting > for over 3 years and these are the best finds I have made to > date, keeping my fingers crossed, but not counting on it, I > know how hard it is to make a cold find, especially here in > Northern Illinois.. > > > > Here is a link to see some of them sliced and > polished: > > > > http://illinoismeteorites.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1243030765/18#18 > > > > Thanks, > > Joe Kerchner > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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 > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
