Thank you Jeff, Bob, and Rene.
The seller has now offered to cut of a sample to send me. Might as well.
If it passes my amateur scrutiny, I'll take it in to UCLA for testing.
I'll keep you posted. I'm not holding my breath, but...
Linton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kuyken" <i...@meteorites.com.au>
To: "Linton Rohr" <linton...@earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] dubious 'iron' on e-bay
Agreed... not convincing in the slightest! He may have worked in an iron
foundry but that means nothing these days. Some of the industrial
byproduct
rocks/slag I have seen are nothing short of amazing! The best I ever saw
could have been a big seller on the mineral market and furniture. Someone
found huge pieces of it dumped in a lake somewhere in the US. Northeast I
think. Imagine a bencubbinite with a malachite matrix. Very funky stuff!
I'd be interested to see some larger photos especially of these flow lines
etc. if you get the chance? One thing that I have always found easy to
rule
out meteorites are elongated vesicles. Meteorites can't have them.
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linton Rohr" <linton...@earthlink.net>
To: "Jeff Kuyken" <i...@meteorites.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] dubious 'iron' on e-bay
Thanks Jeff. That's funny.
I'm going to ask for better photos.
Here's the reply I got from him...
"I have no proof that it is a meteorite. I know that a corner was sent to
UCLA or Harverd back in the late 80's early 90's and my grand father told
me
that it was. I do know that there is still some crust on it and it seems
very aged. On the bottom there are some finger print like indentations.
There are many small stream like lines that look like rivers runninf
together on the area that still has the crust. There is a spot where they
had chiped it off years ago and it looks like there is some very small
sparkels and the rock is grey looking. There are a bunch of small holes
in
the one side that has been told to me to be from many many years in the
water and stone grinding in to it there are still 2 or 3 very small
stones
lodged in it. I know it is not slag or any man made material as I spent
many
years in a grey iron foundry and know all about slags. I actually had a
guy
come from Hartford Maryland and look at it and said it was probably rock
from Mars or the moon? He did make me a $200 cash offer so I asume it is
something of value. If interested and not for the amount listed for just
make me an offer."
Tested at UCLA or Harvard? Where's the results?
Probably from Mars or the moon? Geez.
Not very convincing, at this point.
Linton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kuyken" <i...@meteorites.com.au>
To: "Linton Rohr" <linton...@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] dubious 'iron' on e-bay
Slag indeed!
Grandfather found stones are my favourite. Too bad this one didn't
bounce
off the barn roof before landing in the vegetable garden where it glowed
red
hot for 3 days. And ever since then they've been able to grow mutant
vegetables! ;-)
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linton Rohr" <linton...@earthlink.net>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:39 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] dubious 'iron' on e-bay
Good day list,
I've been searching for meteorites from Utah on e-bay for quite some
time,
and an ad came up a few days ago for an alleged iron.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110487777840&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
The seller clearly doesn't know what he's talking about (not that I'm
all
that knowledgable). His grandfather found the 'rock', but apparently no
testing or analysis was ever done. To me, it looks like some kind of
manmade material, slag perhaps. But the photos don't blow up and I
can't
discern any detail. Would anyone care to share an opinion? I'd
appreciate
it.
Linton - thoroughly enjoying Tucson!
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