Hi all,
I have been watching these auctions closely. In my humble opinion these
are quite clearly meteorites, I was also guessing Canyon Diablo or
Odessa. The biggest one was nicely sculpted and had classic scoops where
softer material had ablated/weathered away.
Most of the pieces were badly cracked and weathered, but there were two
(ending earlier today) that I was hoping to bid on. It seems the seller
ended the listings prematurely, perhaps got cold feet when yesterday's
auctions went for less than they were expecting.
I noticed that the three auctions yesterday and also the one linked by
Mike below were won by the same person, likely a dealer. Anyone on this
list?
Regards,
Jack
On 6/11/18 2:38 am, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list wrote:
Hi Michael and List,
Those iron-ish specimens remind me of caliche-covered Diablos or
Odessas. Some of those look legit, but would likely require testing to
confirm (especially if the paperwork or notes from the original owner
is no longer extant). Apparently somebody else thinks they might be
meteorites, because the lots are attracting multiple bids.
The seller has a lot of interesting "junk store" type of items up for
sale (including an entire thrift store in Sarasota Florida). Maybe a
list member close to that area could go take a look in person.
Best regards,
MikeG
On 11/3/18, michael kelly via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-1129-G-2LB-7-8-OZ-METEORITE-SPACE-ROCK-ESTATE-FIND-/113343444224
All the signs besides the images make me say pass it up. (Estate seller not
meteorite pro, not confident where its from, images not great, one cut into
a point which looks metalic but not many irons from proposed likely area)
But something in me is drawn to gamble on this likely meteowrong. Thoughts
on probability of being an actual meteorite. I am newish and my run ins are
with prepared material, not sure if this is outside the realm of look for
what an uncleaned iron that has been bagged for a long time would look like,
heavy iron shale exterior and caliche look like that?
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