[meteorite-list] Rhode Island meteorite?

[Jason Utas]

Hello All,
For those interested, the log from the 18th does have some high quality
photos of the 'meteorite.'
And I'd have to say that it certainly looks promising, at the very least.
The interior looks relatively unweathered compared with the semi-present
crust (you can see ?chondrules? through it), but on the whole, it doesn't
look half bad.  Shape is good, texture and colour are good...anyone who's in
the area would do well to check it out.
Regards,
Jason


On 11/15/06, Charlie Devine <moonrock25 at webtv.net> wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> There has never been a recorded fall or find of a meteorite from my home
> state of Rhode Island.  However, it was recently reported in our local
> press that a stone meteorite was discovered during a still ongoing
> archaeological excavation of the Newport Tower in Newport, R.I.  This
> excavation hopes to answer once and for all whether the tower is
> colonial English in origin or whether it is earlier in origin. ( It has
> long been speculated that the tower is Norse in origin.  However, the
> most recent previous study dated the mortar as 17th century. ) In any
> event, if you look at the entry log for 10/19/2006, they describe the
> discovery of a meteorite.  Identification was made by one Ron Barstad
> and his email is Ron at chronognostic.org.  The on-site photos posted with
> the 10/19 log entry don't show the alleged discovery.  I will try to
> visit the dig site next week.  I have many more connections to
> archaeology then I do meteorite studies, so if any list member can
> confirm that a meteorite has indeed been discovered in Rhode Island,
> please post to the list.
>
> On the following page, the entry for 10/19/06 describes the discovery:
>
> http://www.chronognostic.org/daily_logs.html
>
> Regards,
> Charlie
>
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