What type of "backyard" equipment does this couple have that could produce such a perfect cut on an iron meteorite? Looks to me like a previously purchased iron left out to rust a bit.
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 6:42 AM, Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Thanks, everyone, for the initial wave of responses both on and off list. > > I've clarified the following two points raised below and have taken a path > similar to what Doug mentioned (also below). > > Hopefully our learning what meteorite this is will prove helpful. Please > circulate as you deem appropriate. > > Here are the pics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrylpitt/ > > > Best/ d > > > On Feb 14, 2012, at 7:06 AM, John higgins wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Sandy Hook is a national Park, regular civilians don't live there. There > > are no 75ft escarpments in Sandy Hook. Maybe if the guy said he was from > > Atlantic Highlands, that would make more sense..... This story is full of > > holes, Daryl please be careful. > > > > > > Best Regards from New Jersey, > > John Higgins > > IMCA # 9822 > > www.outerspacerocks.com > > > He is from Highlands, NJ near Sandy Hook. I remembered the Sandy Hook > reference and provided it as a general location in Northeastern, N.J. I > didn't know that Sandy Hook was not also a town. > > > On Feb 13, 2012, at 11:52 PM, Pete Pete wrote: > > > I agree with Mike, Daryl! > > > > I'm trying to imagine a scenario of a house on a ravine, a guy finding a > > rusty lump, and the wife persistently tries to throw the lump out in the > > garbage(?!) instead of simply heaving it over the fence? > > > > Doesn't track. Sounds like a scripted story. > > > > Like we say at work - "The name's Tucker, not sucker!" > > > > Pete > > > No fence. (I asked as I was also bewildered). Reportedly found at the edge > of an escarpment. The wife seems honest and was the one doing the sleuthing > here. > > > On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:15 AM, MexicoDoug wrote: > > > "A seemingly honest fellow from Sandy Hook, NJ came to my office late today > > in > > the hope I could verify what he was told could be a meteorite---and it is." > > > > "are honest....but I just don't get it." > > > > Hi Darryl, > > > > Either you run with it or you give it back. But posting the pictures of > > the etch pattern should be pretty good evidence of some of the larger > > transported falls. > > > > Lots of explanations could account for the meteorite (the prior owner died > > and the rock stayed on the porch --- it's happened before ...etc.), but if > > we listen to Jefferson, while it would be easier to believe they are lying, > > the facts are what must be established. What do you have to lose? If you > > don't want to risk time and money, just see if they'll fax a release giving > > you permission to have it analyzed and just for your own protection slip in > > that they represent in good faith that the meteorite is their property and > > presented to you as an unknown for verification (which you mention is what > > gives them the right to have it analyzed since meteorites can be valuble)... > > > > Good luck, if it's a scam, bring it on. Let's see those pix...After all, > > no obvious match on the etch is great news no matter how you *slice* it. > > If the etch matches a large widely distributed fall, but they insisted and > > you wanted out,you could always offer to take a nice slice to pay your > > expenses in case it turns out to be common. Does that make sense? > > > > Kindest wishes > > Doug > > > > > On Feb 13, 2012, at 10:45 PM, Darryl Pitt wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > I need your help; there is a problem here---I'm just not certain as to its > > nature. > > > > A seemingly honest fellow from Sandy Hook, NJ came to my office late today > > in the hope I could verify what he was told could be a meteorite---and it > > is. > > > > This fellow said that just after he moved in a year ago, he found it on the > > embankment of his backyard just beyond which is a 75 foot escarpment. The > > wife said she tried to throw the rusty thing out a couple of times and both > > times he rescued it from the garbage. It is a medium octahedrite which > > weighs 4.236 kg. How do I know it's a medium octahedrite? I could make > > out a feint pattern underneath a veneer of rust on the cut face. Yes, > > roughly speaking, this fellow found a cut and prepared meteorite in his > > backyard. > > > > The fellow left the specimen in my possession and agreed to allow me to > > have a sample removed and forwarded for analysis. I advised him there could > > be a problem here that could be readily determined---and he didn't seem > > fazed. While I've been accused of being naive, I nonetheless genuinely > > believe he and his wife are honest....but I just don't get it. > > > > Any thoughts here? Northeastern New Jersey. End piece. Medium > > octahedrite. 4.2 kg. > > > > I'll get a pic posted tomorrow. > > > > All best and thanks / d, > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
