My answer is very simple - we don't know until a reputable lab says
so.
Some laymans are very hard to convince that their rock is worth not more
than 1cent. So then I say my final argument :)
I buy and sell meteorites, so if I dont like buy Your meteorite then it is
propably not a
List Members,
Thanks to those who responded to my question. I've
been answering the question for 48 years and to
numerous individuals from around the world and was
interested in hearing how you are responding to those
who ask you. How we respond to this from a person who
knows nothing about
I liked Mark Ford's response to this question, but even an educated
response like that most likely wouldn't have swayed the guy who asked
me that question last. To my suggesting the suspect rock I was
showing him might be a meteorite and telling him the probable age of
it, his reply was
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question, How do you know it's a
meteorite?
My best,
Thomas
You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month
: 07 April 2008 15:46
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] How Do You Know It's A Meteorite?
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question, How do you know it's a
meteorite?
My best,
Thomas
Hi all,
I always tell people that a particular found meteorite has the same
characteristics and chemical makeup as the hundreds of witnessed falls
that have been carefully studied by science. We know those came from
outer space. And this one in my hand matches those.
Bob
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at
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Hi all,
I always
Hi Thomas,
A response you could give in a friendly way is, why is it that you don't
think it is a meteorite? Then go on with many of the tests that show
that it is, (because they probably won't truly know what a meteorite
is), tests positive for nickel (certain classes), has fusion or
, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] How Do You Know It's A Meteorite?
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question, How do you know it's a
meteorite?
My best,
Thomas
said it was...
It has melting all over it..
It's a brown rock..
Best,
Mark Ford
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Hi all,
I always tell people that a particular found meteorite has the same
characteristics and chemical makeup as the hundreds
Or as one guy clamied on Ebay, it's from another galaxy
regards
Lasse
Thomas Webb skrev:
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question, How do you know it's a
meteorite?
My best,
Thomas
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Hi Thomas,
A response you could give in a friendly way
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Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] How Do You Know It's A Meteorite?
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question
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Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:20 PM
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Hello All,
My answer is very simple - we don't know until a reputable lab says
so.
If the questioner has need for further response I am
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How Do You Know It's A Meteorite?
Because Adam Hupe, Greg Hupe, Mike Farmer, Dean Bussy, Ruben Garcia, Geoff
Notkin, Steve Arnold #1, Moritz Karl, Martin Altman, etc. (the list goes
on) said so.
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Some sellers are famous for having in-built mass-spetrometers
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To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] How Do You Know It's A Meteorite?
Dear List Member,
I would like to hear your most convincing response to
the layman's question, How do you know it's a
meteorite?
My best,
Thomas
Many have great scientific background, as selling hamburgers
I know a man, who once lost his work and income as a formerly employed
physicist in a company, and started his own small business as a barbecue grill
owner, with a small van and his own business name creation EINSTEIN-Grill on
it!
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 01:19:00 +0200, you wrote:
I once read about a trucker, who was said to know a lot about meteorites.
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I agree Chris. It is when it leaves the common chondrite class that
gets more tricky to do a field examination to identify what should have
lab work.
I follow the philosophy that a field examination should not try to
identify a specimen as a meteorite, so much as try to exclude it. If I
can't
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