[meteorite-list] Impact material?

[Larry Nichols]

Thanks Bernd,

I've been hanging around here long enough to know
you are highly respected, and it is well deserved! I highly value your opinion, and I fully intend to take your advise. Thanks again.

Also summerly southern Tennessee,
Larry



--- On Sat, 6/28/08, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> wrote:

> From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Impact material?
> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 4:04 PM
> http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/TennesseeTreasures/ 
> 
> Hello Larry, Moni and List,
> 
> These "metallic objects" sure look promising,
> especially in view of the
> fact that numerous, famous US meteoritic irons come from
> Tennessee!
> 
> Have you already tried cutting one or some of them? This
> might reveal
> their meteoritic or pseudo-meteoritic character. Etching a
> cut surface
> may then reveal a Widmanstätten pattern, which would
> unmistakably
> make them genuine iron meteorites unless they are
> hexahedrites (like
> North Chile) or ataxites (like Babb's Mill, Tennessee).
> 
> As Moni suggested: Get them tested !!!
> 
> Best regards from
> summerly Germany,
> 
> Bernd
> 
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