At first glance I would say this is NOT from the fall. Fresh falls have a dark fusion crust.
I think it could be slag - it's funny because I have a piece sitting on my desk that is dark green with a white coating on it - much like the stone in the pictures. All I can say is when you find a fresh fall, you will know it immediately. They just look so different, like the picture of Ash Creek found in West, TX. I would still take the stone to a university however, as you never know. Greg S. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:16:23 -0400 > From: mike.han...@gmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] Reported Possible PA Meteorite Found > > I got this report from someone on my blog: > > “On July 26, 2009 I found an unusual rock lying on top of some mulch > in my parent’s yard in north-central Maryland (Carroll County). It is > totally unlike anything in the area. It looks like a meteorite to me. > It is gray, with irregular shape, indentations which appear to have > possibly been made by hot gas, and a few small rusty spots. The rock > is about 2 inches wide. It is slightly attracted to a strong magnet. > No one in the family had put the rock where it was found. No digging > has occurred recently around where it was found. The region where > this rock was found would be somewhat in line with your projected path > of the recent meteor that may have landed near the Susquehanna River.” > > I asked him to send me some pictures. He did. > > My first thought is its not a meteorite because: > > 1) its not black, no fusion crust > 2) its from Carrol County which is pretty far away from the trajectory > we are currently working with. > > Would you guys mind looking at the pictures and tell me what you think? > > The person who reported this is just a kid, so if you could try to > keep the comments as kind as possible I'd really appreciate it. > > The pictures are linked on my site (1st update on the page) > > http://www.mikesastrophotos.com > > If you want to leave a comment on the site, please feel free to > include a URL to your commercial sites and pick up some free back > links. > > Thanks, > > Mike > > P.S. check out yesterday's update for a good laugh. > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sync:082009 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
