Looks like a lava rock. Michael in so. Cal.
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 7:57 PM, William Feek via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Today I purchased a Native American artifact on ebay which looks like it was > made from a type 3 meteorite, one with a low subtype, check it out > here............ > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pestle-Artifact-Tool-Minnesota-/331197226957?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3FLH_Sold%3D1%26_from%3DR40%26LH_Complete%3D1%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D331197226957%26_rdc%3D1&nma=true&si=1gqoUs%252FqrTZ%252BfJo1ou3oWHcsyco%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 > > The seller used flash when shooting the images, doing so causes them to be > blown out, so to counteract that I edited them in Microsoft Office by > reducing the midtones by 38 which much improved them, the different colors > show up a lot better and the stones true overall darkness is better able to > be seen. > > > The seller wasn't sure what kind of artifact it is and implied it's a pestle, > I have both pestles and plummets and this sure looks like a plummet to me. > Maybe it's made out of a meteorite, maybe it's not, that remains to be seen, > but if it is then I'm wondering what I'd do with such a thing, should it be > cut and classified just like any other meteorite, should it be left as is > because it's unique? What would you do with it, or any other artifact for > that matter which is made from a stony meteorite, if it was yours? > > > It'll be an anxious wait till it arrives, but when it does and if it truly > does end up being meteoric, I'll follow up with some nice images of it. > > > William > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
