It very well could be from the "South Pole" or it could also be from the
good old Sahara. There are MANY ways to clean and 'touch up' a meteorite. A
point of interest... it's quite similar to a meteorite I have a piece of...
Sahara 03501 (Igaren) which is pictured here:
http://www.meteorites.com.au/favourite/april2007.html
I'm certainly not saying that's what it is but there are always alternatives
to every tale! ;-)
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Utas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] South Pole Meteorite????????????
Hola Darren, All,
The story may be crazy, but that meteorite shows weathering exemplary
of Antarctic meteorites. Note the thin cracks - almost certainly
lined with evaporites, hence the white lining. Also note the fresh
exterior and weathered interior. Bassikounou? Nothing like it. More
like Antarctic material, to be frank, which, other than ice-blasting,
typically shows little-to-no external weathering and varying degrees
of internal oxidation.
It is a crazy story, but, to be frank, it's either a fresh stone from
a salty terrestrial environment that's been laying around for a very
short time in very wet conditions, or it is, in fact, from an ice
field (somewhere). I've never seen such weathering features on a
meteorite from...anywhere else. Have a look at those pictorial
catalogs of Antarctic meteorites if you don't believe me - you'll see
what I mean.
Regards,
Jason
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:13 AM, Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:56 -0500, you wrote:
Here is a link to a "South Pole Meteorite"
The story sounds kinda lame to me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/H-Class-Chondrite-Meteor-VERY-BIG-Found-At-South-Pole_W0QQitemZ180298547302QQihZ008QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ
Story is crazy, but meteorite looks nice. Whaddya think, Bassikounou?
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