Mark, List, It looks to me like an etched iron meteorite slice that has been clear coated and is rusting. Corrosion will boil up and worm its way around under coatings. Some Toluca have prominent troilite. None is obvious in this slice but it still could very well be a Toluca. Maybe someone read a description somewhere that mentioned troilite, saw the Widmanstätten pattern and figured that is what the "crossed lines" are. You might pick it up cheap, refinish it and pray.
Regards, - John John Kashuba Ontario, California -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Grossman Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Question on Toluca Sample that I came across on ebay Would be interested on any comments on this Toluca sample that I came across on ebay. According to the seller, the sample was purchased from a collector in Spain named "Ceruda" and the troilite is "the crossed lines on the specimen." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180387460024&ssPageName=S TRK:MEWAX:IT Thanks. Mark Grossman ______________________________________________ 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
