Re: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia
I received a solicitation to buy the same piece. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Matson, Robert D. To: Meteorite List Sent: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 4:14 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia Hi Carsten, Slow to respond to your list query of a couple weeks ago -- I don't recall seeing any reply to it: "Does anyone have some informations about a possible Meteorite Fall (eye witnessed) in Struga, 1972? I already found some informations in the web, there is also a PDF about chemical analyses. But it seems this Meteorite has never been oficially published in the Meteoritical Bulletin? What could be the reason for this?" Subsequent to your post, I received an (unsolicited) offer to buy a purported sample of this fall from a Mr. Ljupco from Macedonia -- I suspect you might have gotten a similar email which is what led to your post on the Met-List. (Anyone else out there also contacted?) The images that Mr. Ljupco provided of his father's find were not obviously meteoritic to me (especially for a supposedly contemporary H-chondrite fall), but they didn't look clearly terrestrial either. But the fact that Struga does not appear in the Meteoritical Bulletin, and only turns up in one web link (the PDF you mention) raises a red flag, IMO, as to the fall's validity, let alone the provenance of samples supposedly associated with it. Cheers, Rob __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia
Me too! It went directly to Spam. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Larry Atkins To: ROBERT.D.MATSON ; meteorite-list Sent: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 2:50 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia I received a solicitation to buy the same piece. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Matson, Robert D. To: Meteorite List Sent: Mon, Apr 29, 2013 4:14 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia Hi Carsten, Slow to respond to your list query of a couple weeks ago -- I don't recall seeing any reply to it: "Does anyone have some informations about a possible Meteorite Fall (eye witnessed) in Struga, 1972? I already found some informations in the web, there is also a PDF about chemical analyses. But it seems this Meteorite has never been oficially published in the Meteoritical Bulletin? What could be the reason for this?" Subsequent to your post, I received an (unsolicited) offer to buy a purported sample of this fall from a Mr. Ljupco from Macedonia -- I suspect you might have gotten a similar email which is what led to your post on the Met-List. (Anyone else out there also contacted?) The images that Mr. Ljupco provided of his father's find were not obviously meteoritic to me (especially for a supposedly contemporary H-chondrite fall), but they didn't look clearly terrestrial either. But the fact that Struga does not appear in the Meteoritical Bulletin, and only turns up in one web link (the PDF you mention) raises a red flag, IMO, as to the fall's validity, let alone the provenance of samples supposedly associated with it. Cheers, Rob __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia
Hello Carsten, Rob, Larry and Anne, I got the offer of Mr. Ljupco as well and have investigated the case. Obviously there was an authentic meteorite fall on Sep 27, 1972 at about 6:00 local time near Struga, Macedonia. Several pieces of a chondrite have been collected from an impact pit. One large piece with fusion crust, weighing 2.7 kg went to the Skopje Museum. Other pieces from the impact site have been taken by private parties. The investigation of the material and the article mentioned by Carsten were carried out using material from a private owner. Curiously this specimen looked much more weathered than the Museum piece...? For unknown reasons it was not possible or allowed to investigate the 2.7 kg main mass from the Skopje Museum in 2009, when the article by Biljana Minceva-Sukarova was written and published. That was the reason, why the Nom Com of the Meteorite Bulletin did not accept the meteorite fall so far. Actually the Macedonian scientists wanted to analyze the obviously fresh and genuine Struga meteorite piece. But they were informed, that the 2.7 kg main mass was stolen from the Skopje Museum more than a year ago. So chances are bad, that this fall will get the status "official" soon. Kind regards Dieter - Original Message - From: "Matson, Robert D." To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:13 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Struga, Macedonia Hi Carsten, Slow to respond to your list query of a couple weeks ago -- I don't recall seeing any reply to it: "Does anyone have some informations about a possible Meteorite Fall (eye witnessed) in Struga, 1972? I already found some informations in the web, there is also a PDF about chemical analyses. But it seems this Meteorite has never been oficially published in the Meteoritical Bulletin? What could be the reason for this?" Subsequent to your post, I received an (unsolicited) offer to buy a purported sample of this fall from a Mr. Ljupco from Macedonia -- I suspect you might have gotten a similar email which is what led to your post on the Met-List. (Anyone else out there also contacted?) The images that Mr. Ljupco provided of his father's find were not obviously meteoritic to me (especially for a supposedly contemporary H-chondrite fall), but they didn't look clearly terrestrial either. But the fact that Struga does not appear in the Meteoritical Bulletin, and only turns up in one web link (the PDF you mention) raises a red flag, IMO, as to the fall's validity, let alone the provenance of samples supposedly associated with it. Cheers, Rob __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
