[meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Hits Illinois Home

[Martin Altmann]

Shhht. Martin, the clairevoyant has a vision: I see 51.8ppm. Ga, 161ppm. Ge,
0.029ppm. Ir....

But my crystal ball got opaque, before I could read thee ebay-ID of the
neighbour....

Martin

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Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jason
Utas
Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. März 2007 23:54
An: Meteorite-list
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Hits Illinois Home

Hello Ken, All,
That looks nothing like a fresh iron meteorite.  Fusion crust?  That looks
more like rust, and nevermind those shallow indentations that are being
called regmaglypts - if you want to see what a fresh iron looks like, take
out a Sikhote or Taza - or draw up some pics of any other falls around in
museums.  
The jagged edges as well...come on - you'd only get those with a
multiple-fall, and in order for one of those, you'd need a sizable fireball
to accompany its entry.  
This one looks like a rusty piece of crap - much worse than the NJ object,
and that one was complete rubbish to start out with.  
Regards,
Jason