[meteorite-list] NJ Homeowners Tell of Meteorite Which, Crashed In Their Bathroom

[Marco Langbroek]

> The Nageswarans have not decided what to do with their meteorite,
>> despite plenty of advice from family and friends. But they said they
>> want to make sure that the rock, which they have locked up at a bank,
>> serves an educational purpose.
 >
> SO TEST THE DAMN THING!  Who is advising this family?!!  It is
> aggravating that people who appear to want to do the right thing
> [e.g. serve an "educational purpose"] have either not been told of
> the importance of short-lived isotope testing, or have not heeded
> the message. 
> 
> And just as a reminder, it has yet to be proved that this object is
> even a meteorite!  Four gentlemen passing around a metallic lump for
> ten minutes does not constitute a conclusive analysis, regardless of
> how many papers they've published on meteorites.
> 
> --Rob


Exactly, Rob! Irons just cannot be identified with certainty by a visual 
inspection only. Too many industrial products look like legitimate irons. I do 
not trust a "positive" identification without a proper lab report.

Besides of that, given how the object looks in the pictures it is paramount that 
shortlived isotopes prove this is a fresh fall and not an eBay fall.

- Marco

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