Re: [meteorite-list] Anybody recogonize this??????

2008-01-11 Thread LITIG8NSHARK
Good evening Dean, and Folks, My first impression was that the specimen was a spectacular piece of pre-historic peanut brittle. Then, the big let down when the after-cutting photo showed it to be nothing more than lunar-oxidized platinum. Well, Dean--You almost had a keeper! Better

Re: [meteorite-list] Anybody recogonize this??????

2008-01-11 Thread Mark
-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:00 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Anybody recogonize this?? I got a little excited about this a short while ago (until I cut it). Only weights 30 grams. Hard to believe that is not crust. http://www.cebuprincess.com/meteoriteshop

[meteorite-list] Anybody recogonize this??????

2008-01-11 Thread dean bessey
I got a little excited about this a short while ago (until I cut it). Only weights 30 grams. Hard to believe that is not crust. http://www.cebuprincess.com/meteoriteshop/oddrock.html Anybody recogonize this as a unusual meteorite? It is absolutely non magnetic Cheers DEAN

Re: [meteorite-list] Anybody recogonize this??????

2008-01-11 Thread Ken Newton
Hi Dean, It looks like ferrochromanganese. http://meteorite-identification.com/Hot%20Rocks/ferrochromanganese.html http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2007/jul07.htm best, Ken http://meteorite-identification.com/ dean bessey wrote: I got a little excited about this a short while ago (until