[meteorite-list] Metallic Rock Baffles Experts

[Pete Pete]

>>(It had rust-like patches on it
when it was found...doesn't sound like a fresh iron
find to me!)

Hi, all,

The above revives a question I've long wondered about, but never seen a 
specific reference to:

Considering the oxygen, hydrogen, and iron content of some stony meteorites, 
does any, even minutely, oxidation occur in space?
Or are the meteorite's gas isotopes of a type that just won't cause rust 
until it hits earth's atmosphere?

Cheers,
Pete



From: Rob McCafferty <rob_mccafferty at yahoo.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metallic Rock Baffles Experts
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 13:46:09 -0700 (PDT)


 > When I first read the Subject line I thought, "Man,
 > that's the first
 > time I've ever seen Ron Baalke send
 > an off-topic post."
 >
 > I was in total agreement with the experts that were
 > baffled, though,
 > concerning Metallic Rock.


Hehe! I am not a musician and I must be the only
person who didn't think "guns 'n' roses" or the like
when they read METALLIC ROCK.

I didn't understand Jerry's point until I got to the
end and re-read the subject line. I'm kicking myself
for being so stupid.

I have an excuse, though. I was asked yesterday by our
Island's curator to look at a "Metallic Rock" (I
didn't thing music then either) handed in by someone
who found it appeared in their garden about 7 years
ago. I'm taking a look at it in a couple of weeks so
I'd thought I'd read this thread as it may help me.

Don't get excited. The guy said it's spherical.
I'm likely to ask for help if I can't identify it,
though I suspect I will be able to instantly dismiss
it as a meteorite. (It had rust-like patches on it
when it was found...doesn't sound like a fresh iron
find to me!)
R McC

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