[meteorite-list] News Orleans Meteorite fragments on ebay

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello list,

As other list members noted, the New Orleans meteorite samples being sold on 
ebay are authentic.  The following quote is from my collection page and was 
added with Falster's premission.

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colneworleans.html

UNO's, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Al Falster, felt some fragments 
were found were "a bit too far away"  from the impact site (Fausset roof) 
and wrote, "I believe it may have been a piece that already separated in 
flight shortly before impact and disintegrated on the street."


I would be cautious to support the multiple meteorite theory.  I think it 
was likely a single stone.  The meteorite fragment disintegrated because of 
the fragile nature of the meteorite, rather then incoming speed.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com