Hi Mike, Odd looking specimen you got there.
If it's got a specific gravity of 7.75 it falls within the range of being a piece of iron (7.3 - 7.8). I am not sure what you mean when you say "after doing a bulk density weighing" and coming-up with "7.5g/cc". According to Professor Randy L. Kootev, an internet expert on these kinds of measurements: "In order to measure density, it is necessary to measure the volume of a rock. That's hard to do accurately". In any event, from the pictures you posted it reminds me of some sort of bullet mold. But what I don't understand is the nickel test reaction. But, then, there are many things I don't fully understand. Maybe King-o-sabi (the Lone Ranger) was casting silver bullets with it. Some chemical tests for silver can turn strongly red colored, and if there was a residue of Silver, who knows? Hi Ho Silver, Up, Up and Awayyyy! Best regards, Dave Gunning ______________________________________________ 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
