[meteorite-list] Arrgh! What they do to some meteorites....

[Darren Garrison]

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:05:51 +0100, Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek at wanadoo.nl> wrote:
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>Arghh!
>
>Is it just me, or are other people also considering this type of thing a 
>dessecration of a meteorite:
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>http://cgi.ebay.com/136-gram-Meteorite-Pallasite-S-medallion_W0QQitemZ6598303403QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>

On a practical matter, HOW do you make a carving like that?  What kinds of tools or equipment would
you use to cut holes out of a pallasite like that?  Laser?  Water-jet?  

Interesting thing to create with it, though.  I've wondered in the past if Brenham was what the
Superman creators had in mind when they came up with kryptonite-- both being green meteorites
raining down on Kansas.

http://accordionguy.blogware.com/Photos/2005/05/kryptonite_handbook.jpg