[meteorite-list] Livingston, I presume?

[mlangen]

This area of the state was home to many late-19th/early 20th-century 
zinc/lead mines.  A major waste byproduct of that mining was marcasite (a 
pyrite polymorph).  Roasters were used to separate the iron sulfides from 
the zinc sulfides, so there will be quite a bit of low-grade, iron-rich slag 
out in the field.

Those that know meteorites won't be confused for a second.  But I'd guess 
we'll see a lot more of these "wrongs" before we're done.

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Livingston, I presume?


> Here come the slags!
>
> http://zspang.tumblr.com/post/529437435/meteor
>