[meteorite-list] best meteowrong, yet

[mckinney trammell]

so is this stuff dangerous?
--- Ken Newton <magellon at earthlink.net> wrote:

> (Oops, last two didn't go thru, one more time)
> 
> Jason and McKinney,
> I agree with you. Both McKinney's items and those of
> ebay seller 
> 'kingjamesvi' appear to be ferrochromanganese. see:
> http://meteorite-identification.com/hotrocks.html
> 
> Bob Verish has done more research on this. Check out
> his article in 
> Meteorite-Times:
> http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2007/jul07.htm
> Best,
> ken
> 
> 
> 
> Jason Utas wrote:
> 
> Hello 'Mckinney Trammell,' All
> Right - if I'm not mistaken, the supposed Mojave
> iron meteorite
> similar to Albion, from ebay...well...
> It looks like slag/metal production waste (those
> bubbles are pretty
> telling), or maybe the result of some smelting
> gone-awry.  The
> texture's rather off for meteorites, disregarding
> even the porosity;
> it looks highly granular - even more so than a
> recrystallized
> meteorite...more like low-quality smelting products.
> You state that they're brittle, like
> meteorites...iron meteorites
> aren't brittle, and the crust that you mention is
> probably a product
> of oxidation, whether from the elements or from
> exposure to extreme
> heat (which would speed up oxidation of iron in a
> manner that might
> fool someone looking for fusion crust).
> I've gambled on ebay before, and have yet to be
> disappointed; that's
> one I chose not to bet on.
> Anyone else have any thoughts?
> Regards,
> Jason
> 
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