Adam/List: I have found stuff like this - looks like melted tar that has hardened to appear like glass; sometimes they have clasts inside. It is weird stuff. Are the white crystals quartz?
Yea -just send it back and tell him to go to a local University and get a second opinion. Thanks for sharing. Greg S. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:40:16 -0700 > From: raremeteori...@yahoo.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] The Latest Nevada Find, Not > > Dear List, > > The "four million dollar meteorite" showed up that I mentioned yesterday. The > sad thing is that these people actually convince themselves that these are > real meteorites and that they are worth millions. This guy thinks his is > exactly like Sonny's find that he saw on TV, only bigger. He says that he did > his research, went to the neighborhood and found it, figuring a professional > must have missed it. He wrote to me that he sealed it in a coffee can and > smelled it a couple of days later. He stated that he could detect the > unmistakable smell of Murchinson that only carbon type meteorites give off. I > believe this object is made out of tar and that is what he is smelling or he > has been sniffing the sauce (drinking too much alcohol). Either way, this is > another heartbreak in the making. > > Now, I have the unpleasant task of returning it to him with the bad news that > he is not the latest millionaire and that the funds for his granddaughter's > medical bills will have to come from somewhere else.. > > Here are some images for those who may be interested: > > > Link one: > http://themeteoritesite.com/NevadaMeteorite-a.jpg > > Link two: > http://themeteoritesite.com/NevadaMeteorite-b.jpg > Best Regards, > > Adam > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_2 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
