[meteorite-list] Question on Toluca Sample that I came across on ebay
Kashuba
mary.kashuba at verizon.net
Tue Aug 4 17:57:17 EDT 2009
Mark, List,
It looks to me like an etched iron meteorite slice that has been clear
coated and is rusting. Corrosion will boil up and worm its way around under
coatings. Some Toluca have prominent troilite. None is obvious in this
slice but it still could very well be a Toluca. Maybe someone read a
description somewhere that mentioned troilite, saw the Widmanstätten pattern
and figured that is what the "crossed lines" are. You might pick it up
cheap, refinish it and pray.
Regards,
- John
John Kashuba
Ontario, California
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Grossman
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:37 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Question on Toluca Sample that I came across on
ebay
Would be interested on any comments on this Toluca sample that I came across
on ebay. According to the seller, the sample was purchased from a collector
in Spain named "Ceruda" and the troilite is "the crossed lines on the
specimen."
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180387460024&ssPageName=S
TRK:MEWAX:IT
Thanks.
Mark Grossman
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