Hi Elton and List, I fairly certain it is a meteorite, and from the advice I have received, it is probably an LL6 or something thereabouts - low magnetism and a general lack of distinct chondrules - some of those types have a grey matrix and can casually resemble a eucrite. This is what I have been told by some more experienced List members. If it was larger or something possibly more rare, I would consider having it classified. But, given that it's likely an OC and it's very small, I doubt it will ever be classified. It will go back into the oddball box to keep the others company. ;)
Unless someone wants to volunteer their skills and microscope to make a better determination on it - in which case I will mail out a slice for a free. Best regards, MikeG On 7/3/09, Mr EMan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As I myself was out hunting meteorites today, I had another thought about > your specimen Mike. The nickel content of the free metal might be so high > it makes the specimen less attractive to a magnet. > > Certainly an enigma which is probably going to need lab work to resolve why > it is so atypical. > > Good Luck in finding an answer > > Elton > --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Mr EMan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Mr EMan <[email protected]> >> Mike, I am coming in to this midstream--but if you can't >> see chondrules BUT can see metal flakes AND it is weakly >> attracted to a ND magnet, then this is strongly suggesting >> this isn't a meteorite. Some part of the things you've >> found don't seem to fit inside the normal wisdom. >> >> Elton >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
