Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-14 Thread cdtucson
Scherff Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:38 PM To: cdtuc...@cox.net; 'meteoritelist' Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Hi Carl, When a meteorite is heated and worked any widmanstatten pattern is usually destroyed. So the lack of a pattern won’t prove anything

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-14 Thread Pete Pete
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Hi John , list, With all due respect, I recently added a few pictures which verify that IMHO this is A shape that is known in antiquity Meteoric iron of Naukratis Egypt C. BC400-400AD. Which is interesting because the lady was guessing

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-14 Thread cdtucson
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 10:14:03 -0700 From: cdtuc...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; petersche...@rcn.com; mary.kash...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Hi John , list, With all due respect, I

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-13 Thread cdtucson
...@cox.net To: meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:21:33 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID List, Please forgive me. I had some old photos I forgot to delete. What I am looking for is the correct age and culture of this antique Axe  made

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-13 Thread Peter Scherff
-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of cdtuc...@cox.net Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:38 PM To: Jack Schrader; meteoritelist Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Thank you Jack, Does anyone have any photos of Toluca tools

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-13 Thread cdtucson
; meteoritelist Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Thank you Jack, Does anyone have any photos of Toluca tools they could share? Any other thoughts about Toluca as a sour se of this axe? If from Toluca would that make this a possible Mayan or Aztec culture or would you simply say Pre

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-13 Thread Peter Scherff
-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Peter, I purchased this at an estate sale in Tucson and all the lady told me was that her late husband told her it was made of meteor and was a weapon from Egypt used for killing and not for kitchen use. ( good words to help sell? Maybe!) I deal in antiques so, I know

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-13 Thread Kashuba
-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Peter Scherff Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:38 PM To: cdtuc...@cox.net; 'meteoritelist' Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID Hi Carl, When a meteorite is heated and worked

[meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-12 Thread cdtucson
List, Please forgive me. I had some old photos I forgot to delete. What I am looking for is the correct age and culture of this antique Axe made of meteorite iron. Thanks Carl List, Can anyone help me identify the age and origin of this meteorite Iron Axe. Weighs 3.5 pounds. and is over 6

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Meteorite Axe ID

2009-05-12 Thread GeoZay
I had some old photos I forgot to delete. What I am looking for is the correct age and culture of this antique Axe made of meteorite iron. Thanks Carl Where's it from...or is that what you're trying to find out? Two years ago, my brother and I were dredging for gold in the North fork