In http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2010-March/062531.html , Murray Paulson wrote:
“Did any of you notice that the crater looks kind of fresh, but the "meteorite" looks far from fresh, more likely hundreds of years old?” The picture is at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=180483766353 The “rim” of this hole is too high and complete to be a tree throw. Given that this hole is found in Nevada, I would hypothesize that it is a historic or modern prospect pit dug by someone looking for minable mineral deposits. These pits can be found all over Nevada, California, the western United States. The rock looks like a chunk of hematite that has replaced some sort of deeply weathered rock. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=180483766353 Someone should archive this bEay page and figures and add them their collection of meteorwrongs and craterwrongs. The eBay page is: http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-Meteorite-Rare-Find_W0QQitemZ180483766353QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a05abb851 Yours, Paul ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
