[meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket Results

[sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net]

Hi, Gary,

    I was de-e-mailed at the time of the
Pocket Rock survey, so couldn't contribute,
but for years and years, I carried a 20 gram
ODESSA, that had been tumbled in a rock
polisher until it was a gleaming nugget of
celestial stainless steel. Then, it disappeared,
as pockets contents often do.
    I spent a lot of time under my car seat,
deep-diving in the sofa cushions, looking in
the bottom of the washing machine, but
never recovered it.  Somewhere in Illinois,
there is a pristine and uncorroded ODESSA
awaiting discovery by a puzzled meteoricist.
    I had purchased it on eBay from the
non-Chicago Steve Arnold, who has since
given up on 20 gram irons in favor of
650,000 gram pallasites, so I guess I
can't buy a replacement nugget from him...
    Can you tumble-polish pallasites? No?
I didn't think so...
    I never replaced it. I suppose that means
I'm a former "Yes" but now an involuntary
"No."


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:25 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Rock in your Pocket Results


> Yes     13
> No        1
> Sort of   2
> 
> The 'sort of's' were displayed pieces in special places.
> 
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