--- Charlie Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here are the 2 photos I posted last week, should anyone care to comment based on photos alone:
Yeah I'll bite. The photos don't exclude this from being a meteorite and the empty depressions might be missing condrules. This doesn't look like an iron. Yet again a little knowledge is dangerous. "We don't know what it is so it must be a meteorite", implying we on the dig are all knowing except for what we don't know otherwise. "We don't know what kind of meteorite it is so ummmm awwww IT is A NICKEL IRON..." (I read that somewhere in Popular Science). I guess we should give a little more slack to those who's knowledge is limited to Hollywood. Today I saw a common concretion on EBay from Australia that was identified as a meteorite by the local Archeology Department. I understand that--When I find a shard of Indian pottery I always consult a home economics professor for identification. This is a "nickel-iron" meteorite???-- Don't think so, if you adhere to the definitions of the meteoritical community. Thanks for checking this out Charlie but a point of caution. The Academic types don't like (ahem..) Amateurs telling them anything that could threaten their proclamations. When you got to the part of about cutting and donating the 20% part I am sure they tuned you out. Elton ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
