[meteorite-list] Michigan meteorite

[Bigjohn Shea]

Absolutely agree Paul. 

Unless they can be verified by numerous independent eye witnesses, then stories like that are really no more verifiable than a child’s fantasies. 

Furthermore, since stories are unreliable, and it hasn’t been officially classified yet, I don’t see any reason why it could not be a transported specimen from another known find. For example, the Trenton irons from Wisconsin. Not very far from Michigan at all... I suppose time will tell though.

Cheers,
John A. Shea, MD
IMCA 3295
www.bigjohnmeteorites.com


On 10/5/18 at 3:35 AM, Paul Gessler via Meteorite-list wrote:

> I saw this as a headline on CNN homepage
> It even had billing over Elon Musk and Kavanaugh when I saw it.
> 
> After reading the report on its being excavated in 1930 or thereabouts from 
> a crater after a loud crash and being warm to the touch etc.
> I had to laugh!
> Now if you had collected a freshly fallen Siderite moments after impact 
> would it look like it has been weathered for 10,000 years !
> No it wouldn't
> 
> I have no doubt about its authenticity but the story is far fetched
> 
> 
> Paul Gessler
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jack Newport via Meteorite-list
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2018 1:00 AM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Michigan meteorite
> 
> Hey list,
> 
> > A 22-pound rock that has been propping open a door in Michigan for decades 
> > turns out to be a meteorite valued at $100,000, according to Central 
> > Michigan University.
> 
> https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/04/us/meteorite-doorstop-michigan-trnd/index.html?no-st=1538726141
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