[meteorite-list] Baygorria vs Campo

[Michael Farmer]

I went to Uruaguay, I know allllllll about Baygorria.

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On Mar 1, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:

> Hi Jason, Mike and all,
>        Baygorria is NOT Campo.
>        Here is the story:
>        E.T. Recovered Baygorria. However, while he was in
> The midst of cutting, etching & distributing it, another
> dealer distributed dozens of slices of Campo AS BAYGORRIA
> to numerous institutions and individuals. This ultimately
> lead to multiple institutions stating that Baygorria was not
> a separate fall, but merely Campo sold under a different name.
>        Ask E.T. About this.
>        Michael
> 
> 
> On 2/28/13 10:24 PM, "jason utas" <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello Mike, All,
>> Good catch.  Uruacu's something else, while Baygorria is Campo, along
>> with Las Palmas and a few other newbies supposedly from...other
>> places.
>> Gotta love globalization...
>> Jason
>> 
>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Uruacu could hardly be more different than Campo. Jason, are you confusing
>>> Baygorria with Uruacu? I saw Adam mention Baygorria (which is a total scam to
>>> claim campo under another name).
>>> Uruacu from Brazil is an extremely stable iron. It is old, but amazingly when
>>> cut is perfect and so have yet to see a piece that rusts on a cut surface.
>>> Michael Farmer
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Feb 28, 2013, at 11:31 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello Adam, All,
>>>> 
>>>> Actually, Uruacu does appear to be distinct from Campo del Cielo.
>>>> Uruacu appears to be a much older meteorite that has weathered in
>>>> different conditions, and many individuals show cohenite when cut -- a
>>>> mineral I have never seen in Campo del Cielo.  Generally speaking,
>>>> Campos run the full range from freshly-fusion crusted to rusty lumps,
>>>> and everything in-between.  But, Campo fell within the past ~5,000
>>>> years, so we're talking about rapid weathering in a wet environment
>>>> (also why it's a ruster).  Uruacu fell in a drier area, and most
>>>> individuals exhibit a much more uniform covering of shale that does
>>>> not readily flake off due to rusting.  They seem to have fallen much
>>>> longer ago, and are generally more weathered due to the fact that
>>>> they've been around for longer.  Uruacu generally resists rusting
>>>> better.
>>>> 
>>>> It would be like comparing Sikhote Alin to Henbury.  No Henburies I
>>>> know of rust, but, by and large, they're not as fresh as most
>>>> Sikhotes.  But some Sikhotes appear to have fallen into swampy areas
>>>> and look pretty bad -- and rust.  It's hard to mix the two up.
>>>> 
>>>> The trouble is that I've also seen Campos sold as Uruacu, which
>>>> complicates things.  Uruacu is a very old fall.  Even some reputable
>>>> dealers have been selling specimens of "new Campo" (crust,
>>>> regmaglypts) as Uruacu.  Very different.  I assume this is due to
>>>> dishonest suppliers.
>>>> 
>>>> There's a stunning, fairly large Uruacu for sale at the moment.  Not
>>>> mine, but I wonder if this will bring it out of the woodwork.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Jason
>>>> 
>>>>> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:59 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite
>>>>> To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Isn't Baygorria another meteorite with a fake provenance?  Basically a
>>>>> cleaned up Campo with a delaminated section protruding after a
>>>>> not-so-careful makeover.  I would just tell him to seek first aid so he
>>>>> doesn't catch the dreaded Lawrencite disease.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Adam
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Randy Korotev <korotev at wustl.edu>
>>>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>> Cc:
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:41 PM
>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite
>>>>> 
>>>>> I recieved a well prepared letter from a fellow with a question that I
>>>>> can't
>>>>> begin to answer.  Maybe someone on the list has seen this kind of thing
>>>>> before.
>>>>> 
>>>>> He bought a Baygorria (Iron, IAB complex) from a dealer 3 years ago. He
>>>>> picked it up recently to find a metal protrusion sticking out of the thing
>>>>> that was sharp enough to prick his thumb.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here's a jpg of his scanned photo.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://meteorites.wustl.edu/baygorria.jpg
>>>>> 
>>>>> What's happened here?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Randy Korotev
>>>>> St. Louis
>>>>> 
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