Re: [meteorite-list] Caution when cutting meteorwrongs?

Thanks Bob, A good warning. There has also been arsenopyrite sold on eBay as meteorites - please do not be cutting, touching and breathing in poison. My web site 'meteorite-identification.com' is temporarily down while the servers are being moved to a different physical location. This was supposed

Re: [meteorite-list] Caution when cutting meteorwrongs?

"And now for something completely different!" MikeG makes a good point about exercising "caution". This was discussed here a long time ago: and longstanding listoid Ken Newton has a webpage for reference:

[meteorite-list] Caution when cutting meteorwrongs?

Hi Listoids, An unclassified meteorite may be an unknown, but as a meteorite it has certain well-established parameters for chemical composition. We aren't going to cut into a chondrite and find Mercury or anything else hazardous in noticeable quantities. A meteorwrong is a whole new ballgame wh