[meteorite-list] meteorwrongs

Jeffrey Shallit elvis at graceland.math.uwaterloo.ca
Thu Mar 24 13:43:24 EST 2005


Speaking of meteorwrongs, here's one:
	http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~shallit/meteorwrong.jpg

This is a slice of a find in Canada.  A magnet attracts it*,
it's heavy, the surface is shiny metallic, and there is even sort-of-a
fusion crust visible at the bottom.  I know what it is, and
it's not a meteorite.  Any guesses?

Jeffrey Shallit

* P. S. The word "magnetic" can mean "possesses a magnetic field"
or "is attracted by a magnet".  Is there an easy way to
distinguish between these two?



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