Hi Guido, I think it's a piece of slag. But, it's a nice meteorwrong, even if it's a slag. Do you have any way to cut it or window it?
Try giving it a streak test on a piece of unglazed porcelain tile. (the underside of your toliet tank lid will work) Best regards and clear skies, MikeG On 7/28/09, countde...@earthlink.net <countde...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hello List, > > I picked this specimen up off the desert pavement in Southern Nevada several > weeks ago. If you take a look...you who are hunters...will probably agree it > was worth bending over for. It was not attracted to a strong magnet. (I > know, probably not a meteorite), but I put it in my pouch anyway. > > It's 51 x 40 x 38mm and weighs 90gr. On a cursory examination (scope hasn't > arrived yet) it appears to have the morphology of something thats been > subjected to intense heat, pressure and aerodynamic influences.... possible > orientation, pitted surface, a prominent base bald spot, guttering, flow > lines, melt, exterior all over burnt patination. A window steel filed by me > shows interior sheen with a white inclusion. Filings are rust colored. It > doesn't look like the basalt and other volcanic material around here...I'm > reluctant to chuck it into the meteorwrong box without asking someone more > experienced to hazard a guess as to what it is and how did it get that way. > > If you wish to opine...take a look: http://members.cox.net/countdeiro/ > > Regards to all, > > Guido > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Personal Site - http://www.glassthrower.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list