Hi List,
I'm interested in acquiring a larger slice of DiOrbigny (not a thin
section) for my collection at a reasonable price (of course!). Any
ideas or offers, please contact me off list.
My collection interest is focused on trying to get representatives of
as many unique parent bodies as
On Sat, 14 May 2005 17:03:53 -0700, Adam Hupe raremeteorites at
comcast.net wrote:
That's ridiculous, Lunar material brought back from the moon would
baseline
at more than $5,000.00 a gram. Anything less is not feasible because
the
costs are tremendous and have already been calculated.
Adam
Hi Ruben,
I have a better idea.
I, and all of us who have bought from you should send an email to
Mr.Meteorite (copycat) telling him what a low down, unoriginal,
mooching, copy cat, disrespectful of some one else's hard work kind of
guy he is. Hopefully he will decide to get his own name,
Hi Al,
Steve told me by phone that the smaller springwater pallasite was
damaged in the mail because it was packaged in the same box as a 15
pound Campo!!!
I find that a believable explanation.
Mike Fowler
PS before anyone jumps on Steve for being so dumb as to package two
meteorites
Another case of reporters getting their facts wrong. Does the hole in
the picture look 2 feet across and 5 feet deep?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2005/07/13/news/news3.tx
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On Jul 13, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Michael Fowler wrote:
Another case of reporters getting their facts wrong. Does the hole in
the picture look 2 feet across and 5 feet deep?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2005/07/13/news/news3.txt
Hi Dan,
I don't always read your posts, because in many cases they as so long
and wordy, but a sense of humor you definitely have!!
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Mark F. wrote:
Another case of reporters getting their facts wrong. Does the hole in
the picture look 2 feet across and 5 feet deep?
I'm wondering whether everyone has jumped to a wrong conclusion at to
what is the correct answer.
In a vacuum all bodies will be accelerated by gravity at the same rate.
However the question was if ON EARTH! (emphasis added) 2 spheres of
different weight are dropped. Since the heavier
Hello Adam and List,
Adam wrote:
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A very interesting abstract titled Unique Angrite NWA 2999: The Case
For Samples From Mercury can be found at the incredibly long link
below. The TKW for the official designation, NWA 2999 consisting of a
dozen stones
Hi Adam David,
Angrites are indeed very enigmatic and may not all be from the same
parent body.
See below from: http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/April03/asteroidalLava.html
However reading the article cited by Adam above it would seem that
item #6 especially, would rule out the Angrites being from
My apologies to the list on a previous post. Somehow the entire
post was copied to the subject line by mistake.
I re-sent it hoping the message would not get lost in the confusion.
Mike Fowler
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Michael Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: December 20, 2005 3:38:35 PM CST
To: David Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Michael Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD - 86 Auctions - A Case for
Mercury? or not?
Hi David,
Dr. Irving's proposal
contenders. That way, every time we get a new achondrite ala
NWA 011 we don't have to immediately speculate if we finally found a
piece of Mercury!
Mike Fowler
Michael Fowler wrote:
Dr. Irving's proposal certainly allows for a more rapid cooling of
Mercury, but perhaps not a sufficiently rapid
Hi List,
I have an urge to visit the Field Museum meteorite collection. This
happens to me periodically, and since I live in the Chicago area,
it's no big deal.
However, it would be much more fun to do it with a kindred spirit.
I'm extending an invitation to any list members from near
I've been wanting to add Santa Catharina (ungrouped ataxite from
Brazil) to my collection, but all I've ever seen are shale pieces.
Are there any solid pieces in collections?
And more to the point are there any available in the marketplace?
Thanks
Mike Fowler
I can no longer reach Island Meteorite on the Web. Are they still in
business?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
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Dear Edwin,
If you don't want to stoop why did you include the last paragraph?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
From: Edwin Thompson etmeteorites at hotmail.com
I hate to stoop to your level
Farmer, but shut up and move to
Panama. Wait, maybe the whole Panama thing was a joke or a lie or a sales
ploy.
--Since The Tucson Gem Mineral Show is the most
--significant single event yearly influencing the meteorite
--market, as usual, I will devote the March article to
--reporting on same.
I was very disappointed that Michael Bloods always entertaining, and usually
informative column gave a report
Dear Bessey Said in Part:
-What do you expect to acompolish by complaining to the
-other 600 list members anyway? I suspect that one is
-trying to make themselves look holy as complaining
-to Art would be the actual intelligent thing to do.
My two cents worth:
Perhaps to keep the list from
--On Mar 12, 2006, at 6:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--The consequences would only mean more spam. Corollary spam if you like. By
that rule we are all entitled to a dozen
--retaliatory spams rebutting Steve in the next eleven days. 10 more for me
since I've already used 2. Dean made a good
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In doing research prior to purchasing an 18.5 gram slice of Ibitira, I
came across the following:
Ibitira: A basaltic achondrite from a distinct parent asteroid by
David W. Mittlefehldt submitted: 13 October 2004 Meteoritics
Planetary Science
link to pdf download:
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Tom,
Although they say a picture worth a thousand words, telling us where
you found it would be useful. After all, finding it it the middle of
Kansas would be more significant than finding it in the middle of the
rocky mountains!!
Mike
Hello List, I found a rock that was 100% covered in
John,
Thanks so much for your tip about plain text. I haven't been able to
post to the list for so long (with one exception).
I will keep my fingers crossed that the problem is solved.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Hello Mike and Tracy. Remember to always convert you email to plain
text before you send
I'm with Mike Farmer on this.
First, to lay out the issues without any name calling is NOT
mudslinging.
Second, think of the following analogy. I rob a bank and get caught
red handed. Someone contacts me privately and offers me a chance to
return the money and my identity will never be
Hi Michael (Blood),
I don't think that I compared your plea to keep the dispute off list
with ridiculing those who oppose unverified pairings and unauthorized
number piggybacking. You didn't mean to do that did you?
As far as cutting any ones hands off without a trial, this is a public
My mother used to say that if you can't say something good about
someone, it is better to say nothing at all.
Bill,
My advice to you, is if you hate some ones guts, keep it to yourself.
If you have something useful to say that is meteorite related, then
post it to the list.
Mike Fowler
Hi Steve,
Didn't you just tell the list how you got that allende for $2 a gram?
That's quite a mark-up, or is there a typo in the price?
Maybe you're trying to make up for all those freebies you gave away!!
Mike
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Hi list.I have a 2 gram
Maybe I'm missing something. Wouldn't this whole dispute go away if
Bob Evans simply changed his description to read:
Guaranteed Martian Meteorite, likely paired to NWA 1110 and 1068?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
--
Adam
You
Hi Greg,
I notice that the Amgalas in your photos look very brown. Some other
photos posted to the list show a very black fusion crust. Is it a
difference in the amount of weathering?
Thanks,
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Dear Frank and List,
This is a fun subject. I knew I had a few oriented Amgala's
Hi David,
How many meteorite types are in your collection, and how many distinct
parent bodies are represented?
Thanks,
Mike Fowler
(a budding type collector)
Hello list,
I just purchased the final meteorite type to complete my systematic
collection (now I have thought that many times before
Dear List,
I can see one or two lines that could be absolutely hilarious, but
taken as a whole it is repetitive, heavy handed, lacking in finesse and
in my opinion mean spirited, and did I say repetitive.
Am I the only one to say the emperor has no clothes?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
I just
My advice, Never bet against yourself, you might win!!
Mike Fowler
from steve arnold's neck of the woods
Hi List, what is the world coming to, having to put a buy it now
of $3 on Allende, starting bid of only $2, I bet it still won't sell!
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Looks similar to NWA 1955, the transitional H/L 3-4 chondrite see
David Weir:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9278/
except that most pieces of NWA 1955 have a fragmental outline. This
one looks fresher and has rounder outline.
NWA 1955 is available from Mile High Meteorites, where I
I agree, We need rules with teeth, ie a moderated list, either this one
or a new one!!
Mike Fowler
While I certainly agree that the flame wars etc. make this list
virtually a
joke, I do not think a new list would catch on to the point where it
would
replace this list. It has just been around
Don't know how they would determine the velocity as 10,000 KPH, but if
correct, it would indicate a satellite re-entry, as that is much too
low for any interplanetary objects, which have to have as a minimum
the earth's escape velocity plus any additional relative velocity they
had while
Hi List,
Some time ago I saw a 2.5 kg full slice of Muonionalusta on ebay for
$5000 which seemed a little steep since many
smaller slices have sold for about $1 a gram since then. It didn't
sell.
I'm trying to locate the seller who I thought was Arizona Skies, but I
emailed John, and it
Martin,
Somewhere along the way I missed out on the significance of Buckleboo!
If everyone on the list understands this but me please respond
privately. Otherwise you might enlighten the rest of us.
Thanks,
Mike Fowler
Chicago
ebay--starsandrocks
PS Soon to be proud owner of the 13.34 gram
Tom,
Get over itit is not changing the way anyone here feels about you
or
your daughter. If anyone here or anywhere else is stupid enough to
believe
the crap that is posted then they are on the same level as the poster.
You are letting the buttlicker win by letting his posts bother you. The
Mine arrived today, but have not opened the package yet. Will report
to list later.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
ebay--starsandrocks
Hi and good afternoon list.I am just wondering.Of all the people who
ordered stefan ralews new chondrule conglomerate,has anyone received it
yet?I am still waiting for
Hello ,
I need help funding another Mike Farmer collection piece acquisition !
Please see my following auctions ending soon... Some rare
stuff @
pennies per gram.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmaccers531
Thank You,
Bob Evans
Yes, and if it is a 3 gram piece and it goes from pennies a
Tom,
There you go again, giving wide publicity to offensive remarks, that
except for your action would have been seen by very few.
Why pollute the Meteorite-list and publicize the blog you hate so much?
Why do you even read the blog? And if you do and it messes up your
day, why do you feel
I forgot to mentionSomeone thought that 19 bucks was too high for a
fiction book. They sell for 25 bucks on average. And we all know what
meteorite books run! I bought a book last year that ran me 100 bucks! So I
think 19 is not too bad for a book!
From: James Balister
I bought two items at Michael Cottingham's once a year 50 % off sale and I
was going to ask him if there was anything special about his choice of timing.
Perhaps Michael Blood's survey of dealers showing that July is the slowest
month of the year is the answer.
Lightning strikes, which are especially common on mountain peaks, or other tree
less high standing rock outcrops.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
ebay-starsandrocks
Can a volcano or earth quake squeeze surface rock so hard it causes it to
bleed glass? And then throw it in the air with enough force to
Hi Greg,
I'm sure I'm speaking for others as well as myself when I ask if you could
explain your rational of taking offers for the material. I am reluctant to
make an offer as I'm not sure what it should be.
That said I'm wondering how I, or others, would feel, if for the sake of
Thanks Sterling,
You said it far more succinctly than I ever could have, that Steve's gibberish
makes no sense.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
D equals1/t
where d is the size of the universe
ant t is all time.
As t goes to infinity, D goes to zero.
Either the Universe is
Hi Adam,
Could you post a (frontal) picture of the Ambassador Slice to the list or on
RSPOD?
Thanks,
Mike Fowler
Chicago
The only complete slice of NWA 5000 (The Ambassador Slice) has been traveling
around the world promoting meteorites in a positive manner. Several
institutions have
Hi Eric,
I have been following that site for years, and there are many thought provoking
articles posted there.
As far as the claims of fossilized bacteria, they seem plausible to me, but the
researcher who has been doing this work for many years has yet to convince any
of his skeptical
Eric, Kirk Listees,
Most people post to the list (hopefully) when they think they have something
useful and positive to contribute. Perhaps the lack of posts simply reflects
the fact that there may be many people on the list knowledgeable about
meteorites, but few, if any, who are
We believe that the simplest interpretation of these data is that there was no
or only a weak magnetic field on the APB at 3700 ± 700 Ma.
This pretty much puts the nail in the coffin of Mercury being the parent body
of Angrites.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Hello All,
Here is an abstract by Dr.
Hi Eric,
Good luck with your effort.
One question comes to mind. Will there be insurance for both the permanent
collection, as well as loaned, or visiting collections?
Loss due to theft could be a major concern, it only has to happen once.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
PS My business was burglarized
I would never buy from someone with 0 feedback in the United States, unless I
could personally visit them. Buying from anyone overseas is risky enough even
with feedback. Buying from a well known dealer or an IMCA member reduces the
risk to (almost) to zero.
Sincerely,
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Aubrey,
Keep working on your book, I'm sure there is a lot of interest in the subject,
especially for a source takes all the best research out there and puts it
together in a interesting and unified narrative.
Question:
Oblique impacts and those impacting silica rich sedimentary rock favor
Hi Adam,
When I saw your post for Large rare specimens starting at 99 cents, and no
reserves, I was starting to get excited, my mouth salivating at the
possibilities.
Then I saw that the largest was only 388 milligrams and all the others were
even smaller. Oh Well. Maybe next time.
It looks like a piece of cinderblock using ground up industrial slag as the
aggregrate.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
not too far from where US Steel South Works used to be located.
yes, that had been my first thought, mortar or concrete, however it has
numerous spherical glassy inclusions, and what
On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Michael Fowler wrote:
Hi Count,
It wasn't meant at a dig at Adam. I've bought from him (and many others).
However, and this is a big however, I think sellers feel the need to hype
their merchandise much more than is necessary or productive. After all
Phil,
I'm a bit confused. If dowsing is so effective as you describe, why would
anyone spend all that money on a metal detector? A couple of bent coat hangers
cost a lot less, not to mention the reduction in weight makes searching a
meteorite strewnfield all day long much less tiring!
I
Phil,
Am I missing something here? You say the devices work at detecting bombs in
Iraq. I suppose that means that no more bombs are getting by Iraqi
checkpoints.
I wonder do we live in the same world?
Mike Fowler
PS It's not so much a matter of doubting the dowsers, as being amazed at
The scientific method has .. snip brought us lead in gasoline which
poisioned and killed millions of people. Mercury from coal fired plants.
Rubber tires that leave small particles of latex in the air on our highways
which make roads slippery and never leave our lungs.
I think
List,
Could someone explain the meaning of the numbers in parenthesis? (n=7) and
(n=11) is the analysis below?
Thanks in advance.
Mike Fowler
NOVA 010
W2 S3, olivine Fa 14.4 ±0.5 (n=7); low-Ca pyroxene Fs13.7 ±0.6, Wo0.6 ±0.3
(n=11)
List:
Last year I purchased a meteorite at
There is also an equally mysterious square-shaped impression, as if made by
one end of an Allen wrench.
If there is a composting, mulch or wood grinding operation nearby it could
easily have been kicked out of a tubgrinder. The square shaped impression is
the smoking gun, so to speak, where
Hi Elizabeth and List,
Before I say anything - everyone here should thank Jason Utas for
investigating and exposing this fraud on his own time with his own
money. He did not have to do that, but he did so because he cares
about meteorites and honor. Microprobe results do not lie. My hat
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0801/0801.4038.pdf
They concluded that there should be a number of meteorites of
Mercurian origin already here -- around 1/3 to 1/2 the number which
originated from Mars.
The fact that Mercurian meteorites have not been found at 1/2 to 1/3 the number
We should always keep an eye out for meteorites that have unusual
characteristics.
That said, I believe there is one fatal flaw in the calculations of the poster
paper.
it is the only planet where impact speeds routinely range from 5—20 times the
planet's escape speed; this causes impact
Perhaps, Sterling, you are saying we should keep an open mind.
I don't totally disagree, but
There are some things that can help distinguish a meteorite from other rocks,
no matter where it comes from.
Number one: It will have or had a fusion crust.
If you take the number of Martian
Of the candidates below, I like the bencubbinites best, as at least some such
as Gujba HAH 237 are speculated to be the condensation products of a plume of
vapor from a high speed impact, and they are high metal.
That said, the key feature I would look for in a class of Mercurian meteorite
is
Hi Matt,
I keep going to your site and can't find the Dong Ujimquin Qi mesosiderite, in
fact is says catalog last updated July 12th.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
I just put my 660g end cut of the Dong Ujimquin Qi mesosiderite witnessed
fall up for sale. This is could easily be wire-cut several times
My thoughts exactly. Looks like a weathered pallasite. At least to my eye a
closer inspection seems warranted. Grind off a little window, and the answer
should be much clearer!
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Dunno for sure, but certainly reminds me of an Imilac or similar pallasite of
comparable
By making improvements to the standard isotopic techniques, we report here the
age of crystallization of FAN 60025 using the 207Pb–206Pb, 147Sm–143Nd and
146Sm–142Nd isotopic systems to be 4,360 ± 3 million years.
Hi Paul,
interesting research. Would like you or someone to comment, as I can
Wasson's statement that:
…there is no main-group pallasite that is closely related to Conception
Junction. Conception Junction is unique.
leaves open the question at to what is the classification? Is it ungrouped, or
perhaps, main group anomalous?
I would be most interested to know the
Considering that it is light like aluminum, maybe it is a piece of
melted aluminum?
Why try to make things more complicated than they are?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Hello list members
I've been contacted by a fellow in Dublin who found this
object years ago and has always been curious about
Yes, and by extension, nearly all the other siderophile elements in
the earth crust also came from meteorites. This includes gold,
nickel, cobalt, etc.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Hi David,
Thanks for sharing this. It's very cool to think that the platinum
around us is meteoritic. :)
Best
August 10, 2009
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov
Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278
gay.y.hill at jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-186
METEORITE FOUND ON MARS YIELDS CLUES ABOUT PLANET'S PAST
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's
http://www.lyonandturnbull.com/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1ps=25st=Dsale_no=262
Thanks Matt,
My take on the results is that the auction was very well bid with many
items selling for fair to high prices. I bid on one lot at more than
twice the high estimate, and did not get it.
Perhaps
Greg,
Bill Kies quoting the lyrics of Shaft went right over my head. I
didn't see the relevance, where as, I think you went completely off
the deep end with your reply! Talk about rants! Talk about calling
the kettle black!
I think your first instinct to ask why are you replying to
I suppose that should make me feel good that I only paid $700 a gram
for a 5.70 gram slice of the NWA 2976 pairing!
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Correction: the 2 milligram speck sold for $500.00 not $4,500.00.
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From: Adam Hupe
And I think it might be interesting to note this article, where Dr.
Philip Bland can be quoted as stating that Eucrites are not, in fact,
from Vesta.
Go figure.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6075299/rare-meteorite-found-in-outback/
Regards,
Jason
Jason,
You were a little bit hasty
Additional information from a Scientific American link that says that
the meteorite is not from Vesta, because the orbit is wrong, and the
oxygen isotopes are different.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=recovered-meteorite-points-to-an-un-2009-09-17
And in case you didn't check the met-bull, the Bunburra Rockhole
meteorite has been classified as a typical Eucrite.
He stated that said meteorite is not from Vesta, but Eucrites are
widely accepted to have come from Vesta.
I suppose we don't have solid proof of that yet, but it is generally
After all, Ibitira's a Eucrite, but NWA 011's an ungrouped
achondrite. It's the chemical difference that seems to make the
difference in nomenclature.
Jason
So Jason,
I guess we can both agree that Bunburra Rockhole is a Eucrite, and
that most Eucrites, but not all, come from Vesta.
Mike
Mark stated (quite clearly, I thought) that all life on earth gan be
genetically linked to earth and it seems far more likely that it
began here where conditions are ideal than it being delivered here
by something else. ..
Rob McC
Hi Rob,
There is a fascinating site called
Hi list,
I remember fondly a science fiction story by the famous English Astro-
Physicist, Fred Hoyle. It is about a meteorite fall that would have
destroyed the world financial system, if it hadn't been kept secret.
The name of the story is: Element 79
Here's the ad part:
For those of
Hi Greg,
I don't think there is any benefit to your holier than thou responses to Aziz.
All I think he was trying to do, in his as yet imperfect English, was to chide
you for your flippant answer to Melanie's question about shipments to Morocco.
Don't you think you could have done better than
Meteorite Hoax, or meteorite exaggeration?
As a meteorite hoax, it is missing many of the classic symptoms, no flaming
trail, no red hot iron at the bottom of the hole etc.
Let me propose an alternate explanation: The size of the hole and the material
shooting 5 feet high was an exaggeration,
of the most common iron falls on the market.
Ridiculously rare fall (it happened during the Leonids, no less, with
no observations of a fireball), or easy-to-stage hoax.
I stand by what I said before.
Jason
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Michael Fowler mqfowler at mac.com wrote
, but
Graham UK
Michael Fowler mqfowler at mac.com wrote:
Meteorite Hoax, or meteorite exaggeration?
As a meteorite hoax, it is missing many of the classic symptoms, no flaming
trail, no red hot iron at the bottom of the hole etc.
Let me propose an alternate
Finding organics on the moon is one thing, Extrapolating life is quite another.
Reporters get so carried away by these reports. I wonder, are they always
that gullible, or do they sensationalize to keep the ratings and readership up?
Could there be organics on the moon? Of course! Ever hear
My guess is that the impact was at an oblique angle, since we have many other
impact structures without such pyroclastic like flows.
Anyone know where the impact crater (if preserved) is in relationship to the
flow deposits?
Mike Fowler
Chicago
An interesting study, with implications
for
Anne,
I'm with you on this one. Bravo!
It takes courage to speak out and be the first to say the emperor has
no clothes!
My opinion of Proud Tom:
Juvenile, inane, and making fun at other people's expense. I don't
think it belongs here.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Hi Anne,
Of course I will
I think you're misreading the article. To say that alien life might
have started with the same 10 amino acids (out of 20) that ours did
says virtually nothing about what that life might look like, or how
it might have evolved.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Interesting article...
If you scroll down the page of hematite meteorwrongs quite a way on
the right side there is one with cracks similar to the one Adam Hupe
pictured. Ironically it says: thanks to Adam for this fine
specimen!!!
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Adam:
It has some resemblance to a hematite concretion:
I collect ungrouped irons, and am looking for a slice of Zacatecas
(1792) an ungrouped iron.
The specimen on ebay:
of the
Zacatecas (1792) iron, I was able to find this picture of the main
mass:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zacatecas_(1792)_meteorite.jpg
There is more than one Zacatecas!
Regards,
Jason
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Michael Fowler mqfowler at
mac.com wrote:
I collect ungrouped
Hi Bernd,
There are only 2 people whose posts I read every time, no matter what
the subject. You are one and Sterling Webb is the other.
Thanks for forwarding the picture from Buchwald. Perhaps you are
being diplomatic in letting us form our own opinion as to whether the
sample on ebay
Looks like a fine grained basalt covered with desert varnish.
I see no fusion crust (flow lines etc.) and no regamaglypts. In the
cut surface, no metal, no chondrules, and no heat affected zone.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
OK,
Anyone have an idea of what the heck this is?
Most andesites have phenocrysts. This one doesn't. Still could be
andesite, but maybe not.
Mike Fowler
Chicago
Mark B.I'd have to say andesite (definitely not granite).
Well...after some page turning and googling etc, I have to now agree
with
Mark that this rock is probably some sort
Even if it a meteorite, what evidence other than coincidence links it
to Chicxulub impactor? During the weeks, month, and even decades
when the KT boundary layer was deposited an untold number of other
meteorites must have fallen into the sea to be incorporated into the
sediment layer.
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