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Post by washingtonrocks on Oct 6, 2014 17:32:40 GMT -5
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Oct 6, 2014 19:39:46 GMT -5
I think vegasjames is our resident expert on meteorites. James, you got a guess on this one?
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Post by deb193redux on Oct 7, 2014 1:01:17 GMT -5
proof may be in the cut
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 7, 2014 5:13:34 GMT -5
Does not look like a meteorite. The surface is much too rough and pitted.
But yes, cutting and smoothing the cut surface can help with figuring out what it is.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2014 8:01:28 GMT -5
I sent photos to a meteorite expert. He answered right back. He had a huge log of photos. I will try to find him Washington. i too found a freak in my area. It was determined to be slag. Because of the way it cooled, as if in a crucible. It was way heavy. Here is a link: www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157632822685529
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2014 8:08:00 GMT -5
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Post by washingtonrocks on Oct 7, 2014 10:51:01 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for your input. James, I really appreciate it! I know chances may be slim this is a meteorite, but whatever it is, it's like nothing I've ever seen before, and I've been a collector for a long time.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Oct 7, 2014 10:58:35 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2014 12:09:34 GMT -5
The old timer in the neighborhood told me there was a homesteader/blacksmith guy about the place I found that meteornot. It was 200 feet from an old hand dug well. I should have known. It should be at least 130 years old....ha A meteorite struck a farm field here about 50 years ago and made a 40 foot crater. They recovered an almost soft ball sized meteorite. They often come in showers furthering my excitement since one hit a mile away from my slagerite. Was looking for my post that had the meteor expert listed in it.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 7, 2014 16:18:57 GMT -5
The old timer in the neighborhood told me there was a homesteader/blacksmith guy about the place I found that meteornot. It was 200 feet from an old hand dug well. I should have known. It should be at least 130 years old....ha A meteorite struck a farm field here about 50 years ago and made a 40 foot crater. They recovered an almost soft ball sized meteorite. They often come in showers furthering my excitement since one hit a mile away from my slagerite. Was looking for my post that had the meteor expert listed in it. They are actually referred to as meteorwrongs. This should help: meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2014 16:24:45 GMT -5
You are right James. Did ya like slagerite ? Inverse,a piece of slag that is not a meteorite. Def by right of frustration. i just knew that thing was a meteorite. Would have bet $500.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 7, 2014 16:32:09 GMT -5
Here are some examples of iron meteorites And a stone meteorite
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 7, 2014 16:33:16 GMT -5
You are right James. Did ya like slagerite ? Inverse,a piece of slag that is not a meteorite. Def by right of frustration. i just knew that thing was a meteorite. Would have bet $500. Yes, slagerite is great. I will have to remember that one.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 7, 2014 16:56:52 GMT -5
You are right James. Did ya like slagerite ? Inverse,a piece of slag that is not a meteorite. Def by right of frustration. i just knew that thing was a meteorite. Would have bet $500. Yes, slagerite is great. I will have to remember that one. When found out it was not a meteorite other adjectives flew forth
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 7, 2014 18:22:13 GMT -5
Don't feel bad, I have had it happen to me a number of times. One was a couple of very dense rocks I found in California. I cut one of them open and it looked just like the Eagle's Nest brachinite, a very rare class of meteorite. So I sent it of to the lab. Analysis showed it to be primarily garnet, which explained the high density.
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