John B. Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Hi All This is a meteorite that's hard to find pieces for sale. The townsite is were the gps co-ordinates take you to. It was found in 1963 and weighted 16 kilos. It's an H4 and this slice I purchased many years ago .Trying to put together a display for the Flandrau mineral museum of AZ meteorites. In the old days prior to GPS's the longitude and latitude were used as the find site which was the nearest town or landmark. Here's the pictures . Happy Huntin John B. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) ⁹ On 2/9/2022 at 5:28 AM, John B. said: Hi All This is a meteorite that's hard to find pieces for sale. The townsite is were the gps co-ordinates take you to. It was found in 1963 and weighted 16 kilos. It's an H4 and this slice I purchased many years ago .Trying to put together a display for the Flandrau mineral museum of AZ meteorites. In the old days prior to GPS's the longitude and latitude were used as the find site which was the nearest town or landmark. Here's the pictures . Happy Huntin John B. Hey john even my peice looks same as yours although it's not a hassayampa meteorite. Edited February 23 by Master 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 You can definitely see metal flakes in John's. Not so much on yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 43 minutes ago, Morlock said: You can definitely see metal flakes in John's. Not so much on yours. I don't think that matters much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, Master said: I don't think that matters much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) It does if you think it's a meteorite. The only way to prove it is to cut off a piece or grind a portion off so we can see the interior of the stone. If you don't do it...it's going to be called a meteorwrong since you can't prove otherwise. Edited February 23 by Morlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 16 minutes ago, Morlock said: It does if you think it's a meteorite. The only way to prove it is to cut off a piece or grind a portion off so we can see the interior of the stone. If you don't do it...it's going to be called a meteorwrong since you can't prove otherwise. Hmmm I don't think I need to prove. -master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Then don't call it a meteorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Oh, we don’t need to prove things are meteorites now? What a coincidence! This one just landed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 28 minutes ago, d_day said: Oh, we don’t need to prove things are meteorites now? What a coincidence! This one just landed. Have you rubbed it on your toilet lid? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Hi Master and All The only thing that remotely looks like a meteorite in your pictures is the crust. The rest doesn't look like a real meteorite to me. Trust me I found hundreds of chondrites and fondled many more. If I had to guess I would say some sort of burnt ore like magnetite, magnesium or ?? The only way to tell for sure is taking it to a qualified university and have it classified or it's just another rock. If it ain't classified it isn't a recognized meteorite and for all we know it's fossilized dog crap from your back yard. Does it have a chewy interior ??? Happy Huntin John B. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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