meteoritewatch Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've got 2 odd stones I found in a large lot of NWA meteorites. I know I know, NWA, woohoo! Just look and tell me what you think... Meteorite 1: Slightly magnetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meteoritewatch Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Meteorite 2: Very highly magnetic with very visible metal. What the heck is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Hi, this photo (third photo) looks like it could be a piece of Dinosaur bone ??? if not a meteorite. Alway's hard to tell sometimes from photo's... :tisc-tisc: :coffeetime: 600 x 444 (370.16K) Still, all very nice pieces, jim "bones" :outtahere: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Maybe the dinosaur was struck by a meteorite :coffeetime: , hence, the heavy metal content ??? Humm, to me they could pass as meteorites but I'd check with Ruben or someone who is on top of it all. :icon_mrgreen: jim "bones" :outtahere: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hi again, I have been looking and studying on your second stone image / photo.... It looks to be a very high iron content. I'm lost on trying to place it. It's probably a high content iron, ordinary chondrite. Or, a variation of a stony iron.... I was hoping one of the guy's with more knowledge than I would chip in with there impute. You may want to send some photo's to Bob Haag, Mike Farmer or Marvin Killgore. They are quite knowledgeable in the field :coffeetime: I wish I could be of more help. Best wishes, jim "bones" :outtahere: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Eric, It's pretty hard to tell from photo's but the second specimen with the high metal content looks a lot like one of my unc. NWA's that I believe is an Enstatite classification. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meteoritewatch Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Thanks Jim. Jim...;) Bone! That was my first thought when I saw it, until I stuck a magnet to it, then I sanded it. The moment I got the rust off I noticed the spheroidal inclusions and the iron in reflected light. Lots of it! It has very high iron content, and if you look at photo #4 you'll see it. It looks even weirder under 10X magnification. The "stone" is VERY HIGHLY magnetic, almost as much as some canyon diablo irons I have. I did a streak test and it leaves a brownish-red streak to it, as does some of my other NWA meteorites which isn't conclusive at all and is very subjective. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Your specimen and mine are similar to this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/NWA-3134-Very-Rare-EL6...id=p3286.c0.m14 Jim :coffeetime: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I didn't think of it but that eBay item from Adam Hupe's auctions, etc. :confused0013: Adam would be an excellent man to contact. He deal's with a lot of NWA's. He's a very good man to chat with. Send him a note and a photo via the e-mail on his eBay site. I'll bet he will give you some very good inpute. :coffeetime: jim "bones" :outtahere: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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