[meteorite-list] Metallic Rock Baffles Experts

[Dave Freeman mjwy]

Dear List,
My guess is that this one came to Ohio as a glacial outwash of the 
former North American glaciers, or as a modern transplant from the 
western US via some rock hound in the past 50 years.
Best,
Dave F.

Impactika at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/31/2006 8:40:18 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
>sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net writes:
>Hi,
>
>Can you  tell that yesterday it was 100.4 F.
>(previous record 98 F.) and today it's  102 F
>(previous record 93 F.) with 94% humidity?
>A nice day to sit in  front of the computer at
>a balmy 82 F (with 40% humidity) and worry
>about  odd metal rocks probably not from
>space...
>
>Meteorite? No way!
>
>Is this another contest? If so, I  vote for
>Molybdenum. Yup, Molly Be Damned gets
>my  vote!
>
>Here's the  photo:
>http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/photo/18667900_ddn0
>73006mysteriousrocksp2.html
>
>This is naturally occuring molybdenum  ore:
>http://www.edzone.net/~tzielask/molybdenum_-_no_label.jpg
>
>Molybdenum metal in two states of  fusion:
>http://www.krdnet.com/EBAY/Galleries/october/DSCF2836.JPG
>It can  be quite granular.
>
>Polished  molybdenite:
>http://www.mii.org/Minerals/photomoly.html
>
>What's "Molly Be Damned" doing in Ohio?
>
>Any real  experts (not me) on The  List?
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>-
>
>Not me either.
>But there is plenty of Molybdenum in Colorado. 2 of the  largest mines are 
>right here, the Climax and the Henderson mines.
>I even picked up a small piece on Mt Antero, very shiny, with a purple  tinge.
> 
>Maybe Matt Morgan, our Colorado geologist, can come up with an  explanation.
>
>Anne M. Black
>www.IMPACTIKA.com
>IMPACTIKA at aol.com
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