[meteorite-list] Is this Sihkote-Alin confused?

[martinh at isu.edu]

Hi Darren,

It is hard to tell if your SA is confused in the same way as the 'wheel' SAs discussed earlier. In those pieces, there is a lipping around both major surfaces. 

Your piece is more dolphin shaped with lipping sections at several points on various edges. I wonder if your piece fell spinning across its minor axis kind of like an spinning arrow headed toward the ground. 

But no matter what, I have a hard time tossing it into the sharpnel pile.

Thanks for sharing.

Martin H.





----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>
Date: Monday, March 7, 2005 9:21 pm
Subject: [meteorite-list] Is this Sihkote-Alin confused?

> I remember a couple of months back there was a discussion of 
> "confused" Sihkote-Alin individuals.
> Well, recently, I bought a 7.7 gram Sihkote-Alin at a BIN of $5.00 
> that was described as shrapnel,
> but from the tiny photo looked as if it could be oriented.  It 
> arrived today, and not only does it
> seem oriented, 
but it even looks to me like it is oriented on both 
> sides-- like the "confused" ones
> from a couple of months back.
> 
> http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/sikhote_alin.jpg
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