"Terrestrial Iron-nickel is found in only a few localities and very sparingly. Specific locations include Kassel, Germany; the Kola Peninsula, Russia; and Disco Island (Qeqertarsuaq), Greenland. Small waterworn nuggets were found in the Fraser River, near Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada, and in the Gorge river, New Zealand. Terrestrial Iron/Iron-nickel was also found in Josephine Co., Oregon; Smith River, Del Norte Co., California; Cameron, Clinton Co., Missouri; and St. Joseph's island in Lake Huron." http://www.minerals.net/mineral/elements/iron/iron.htm
Native nickel-iron is also called awaruite, souesite, josephinite. Best, ken On 8/31/09, Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm sorry, I have never heard about that one. Thats pretty interesting, is > it valuable? Mine doesnt look like that, but I can't see the interior to > really see what it looks like. Here is a link that works, the one you posted > didnt work. Thanks. > http://www.newarkcampus.org/professional/osu/faculty/jstjohn/Josephinite/Josephinite.htm > Best Wishes, > Joe Kerchner > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "Matson, Robert D." <robert.d.mat...@saic.com> > To: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:07:46 PM > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Possible new Illinois meteorite > > Hi Joe, > >> I have a small 10.2 gram slice of this on eBay. It could be a chance > to get it at >> a really good price. If it is a meteorite, it will be worth a lot. It > is being >> tested both at ASU and by Professor A. Basu, who is testing a thin > slice of it. >> He thinks it may be a new find. If it turns out not to be a new > meteorite, it >> will be a rare terrestrial stone, it tests pos for Ni, we all know > that there >> is only 1 know terrestrial stone that contains native FeNi, and it is > found >> only in Syberia. > > You have forgotten josphenite from Oregon: > > http://www.newarkcampus.org/professional/osu/faculty/jstjohn/Josephinite > /Josephinite.htm > > Cheers, > Rob > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list