To me, it looks like limonite. John
At 07:26 AM 2/19/02 -0800, Dave Mouat wrote: >do they have slag in Wyandot Co.? > >Rick Nowak wrote: > > > This was found in Wyandot County Ohio in May of 2001 > > and was sent to me by a John Ward. > > The stone in question has NO magnet attraction. Due to > > it’s oriented shape color and texture of other > > meteorites I have seen I did not want to declare this > > not a meteorite when in fact it could well be. Each > > side of this stone is very smooth including the front > > that has a nipple then a ring around the base of the > > nipple.Their are no sharp cuts etc. The stone is no > > bigger than a quarter yet weighs more than it should > > for it’s size. He found the stone buried with ¾ of > > it’s mass in the ground and just the end sticking out. > > The problem is if I break this thing up I would > > destroy it’s unique beauty. Since their would be no > > metal inside a nickel test would be inclusive. If > > anyone has any idea what this could be or where it can > > be sent for testing let me know.Image avaible at > > > > http://206.25.226.2/~nickt/rmeteorpicture.htm > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > > http://sports.yahoo.com > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list John Gwilliam Meteorites PO Box 26854 Tempe AZ 85285 http://www.meteoriteimpact.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
