Hi, Erik, Using the photo, I would have put money down on a small sewing/tent/tarp grommet, too! Even the weight is close to those I use. I am always amazed at the variety of meteorites. I would appreciate seeing photos of your flat and odd shaped irons. While they sound to be common to you, I haven't seen anything in an iron more uniform than a very irregular SA. I would also like to hear or read a description of how this donut was formed. You say it wouldn't have enough time to orient, but it appears to have roll-over rims... Cheers, Pete
---------------------------------------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 09:43:37 -0700 > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May > 8, 2010 > > > It's a Franconia Iron. When you've been out in the field and walked two and a > half miles into some inhospitable desert and you can only find them within > the strewn field then you know... I have plenty of dumb bells and funky "U" > shaped irons but most of them are flat and corn flake looking because they > pealed out of the second or third break up of the meteorite and did not have > enough time to orient. They don't get very big because most of them were only > the size of peas or smaller when they peeled out of the meteorites in flight. > > It's easy to sit in your rolly chair and say meteor wrong. I suggest you > spend 50 hours learning to properly use a quality metal detector and then > walk two miles from the rail road tracks(as a crow flies lol) and stay out > there for 12 hours to get your head right. Then tell me the stuff you found > was man made LMAO!!! > > MANMADE!!! MANMADE!!! hahahaha > > [Erik] > >> Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 12:11:42 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> CC: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May >> 8, 2010 >> >> Hi All, >> >> Flanged buttons of this type are limited to tektites, which undergo a >> vastly different formation process than meteorites. There are no >> meteorite flanged buttons, or if there is, I have not seen in during >> my experience of handling thousands of meteorites and seeing photos of >> tens of thousands of meteorites. Nor I have ever read anything in the >> scientific literature that allows for meteorite flanged buttons of >> this type. >> >> This is either a meteorwrong, or a million-dollar find of the century >> - I'd bet on the former. >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> >> On 5/8/10, JoshuaTreeMuseum wrote: >>> Why would you even think that's a meteorite? I think Darren called it. >>> It's a snap fastener. >>> >>> >>> >>> Phil Whitmer >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites >> http://www.galactic-stone.com >> http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ______________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > _________________________________________________________________ 30 days of prizes to be won with Hotmail. Enter Here. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9729709 ______________________________________________ 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
