[meteorite-list] eBay meteorite and crater

[Paul H.]

In http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2010-March/062531.html ,
Murray Paulson wrote:

“Did any of you notice that the crater looks kind of fresh, but the 
"meteorite" looks far from fresh, more likely hundreds of years old?”

The picture is at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=180483766353

The “rim” of this hole is too high and complete to be a tree throw.
Given that this hole is found in Nevada, I would hypothesize that it
is a historic or modern prospect pit dug by someone looking for 
minable mineral deposits. These pits can be found all over Nevada,
California, the western United States.

The rock looks like a chunk of hematite that has replaced some
sort of deeply weathered rock.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=180483766353

Someone should archive this bEay page and figures and add them 
their collection of meteorwrongs and craterwrongs. The eBay page is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-Meteorite-Rare-Find_W0QQitemZ180483766353QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a05abb851

Yours,

Paul