Could be a meteorite but certainly is not a piece of the Newport pallasite. Michael Farmer
Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Thunder Stone <[email protected]> wrote: > > List: > It's hard to tell - but could be the real deal. > Greg S > > http://www.newportindependent.com/news/x1836098748/Area-man-finds-possible-meteorite?photo=0 > > Area man finds possible meteorite > > By Chris WalkerIndependentPosted May 26, 2011 @ 12:29 PM Newport, Ark. > —Hickory Ridge resident Larry Brand found what he believes is a small rock > from outer space.Brand said he was searching for arrowheads between Newport > and Amagon when he found the unusual stone.McCartney Melville Taylor, a > meteorite enthusiast, offered a reward of 5-thousand dollars to anyone that > locates a chunk of the Newport meteorite in an article published in the > Independent during November of 2009. Brand plans to contact Taylor to find > out if his rock is indeed a meteorite.The rules for the contest are as > follows:1. Only the first person to submit a Newport meteorite will collect > the prize.2. The meteorite must be confirmed by an appointed lab or curator > to be a piece of the Newport pallasite meteorite.3. The meteorite find > location must be disclosed, and the location must be known to within +/- 0.5 > mile.4. The finder must be willing to pose for a photo with the meteorite and > sign a release to use the photo. This is an 80 year old tradition.5. The > finder will not share the find location with anyone else for 1 year. This > allows research and recovery efforts to be undisturbed by trespassers and > give time for the author to draft and publish a scientific paper.6. At least > a 1 pound sample must be sold to the author to determine meteorite > characteristics and for samples to be sent to a lab.A thousand-dollar prize > is also offered to anyone finding any meteorite not a part of the Newport > meteorite.Taylor can be contacted at [email protected] or by > calling (512) 773-7811. > ______________________________________________ > 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
