[meteorite-list] Re: Odd uses for meteorites - Not

[Darren Garrison]

On 09 Aug 2006 14:40:46 UT, you wrote:

>The phosphorus and sulfur content, number, and distribution of inclusions,
>the amount of corrosion, the structure, the temperature to which the iron
>is heated, and the length of time it remains at temperature - all influence
>the forgeability of a meteoritic iron. However, blacksmiths and scientists
>have forged or attempted to forge many; Buchwald lists almost a hundred that
>show unmistakable evidence of artificial reheating.

I ran across this page last night while doing some light browsing on the
workability of meteoritic iron.  It is a fascinating read:

http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu/~cowen/~GEL115/115CH5.html