[meteorite-list] One can't be right all the time : )

[Michael Murray]

Hello List,
By following some of my home do-it-yourself'er rule of thumb tests, I  
thought for a while this piece of metal might be a meteorite.  It was  
heavily coated with rust or mineral coating.  I put it in CLR for a  
few days and here is what I found:

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Its what appears to be the end of a 3/8" bolt or it's near equivalent  
in metric size.  To my eye, it has some of the same surface features  
as one might expect to find on a small iron meteorite.  It sure threw  
me, I first thought it might be an iron meteorite, at least until I  
got it cleaned up and saw the remanent threads.

Mike in CO

ps, For fun... What do you see in this picture, a honeycomb with holes  
or bumps?  Look at it for a bit, then scroll down so it is out of  
sight and then scroll back up to see it again.  Any difference?

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