[meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.

[ensoramanda at ntlworld.com]

Looks like a made up fake to me, modeled out of some material such as groggy brick clay/iron oxides and fired. The ragmaglypts do not look natural.

Graham, UK

---- Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote: 
> That line is interesting. I personally lean towards a slag. There are 
> actually quite a few vesicles through the surface and if you have a look 
> near the top-right corner there is a broken spot on the exterior revealing 
> what appears to be a vesicle-filled and non-metallic interior. But it is 
> hard to tell for sure from such a small pic.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> To: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:32 PM
> Subject: Fwd: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
> 
> 
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this... whatever it is.
> > To: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > I've seen this before, too.
> > A close look revealed a very strange texturing on its top left surface
> > -- and take a look at that nice horizontal seam running all the way
> > around it.
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Greg Catterton
> > <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> One of the many emails I have been getting from people wanting to know if 
> >> they have a meteorite or not... Not sure just what this thing is, but its 
> >> Strange looking.
> >> As always, this also comes with a story behind it.
> >>
> >> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC02157.jpg
> >>
> >> Greg Catterton
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