[meteorite-list] AD - "Buzzard Coulee"

[tett]

Thanks for sharing this Randy.

It looks genuine (and incredibly beautiful!) but a little odd that Alan 
Hildebrand advised that this is an H3/4.

This seams a little fast for classification but perhaps that is what it 
is.  I guess an H3/4 is better than an H 5 or H6.

Cheers!

Mike Tettenborn

Randy Korotev wrote:

> Collectors:

> 

> A couple of days ago I was contacted by telephone by Mr. Warren Wiley of 

> Saskatchewan.  (Why me?)  He told me that he'd found "the second 

> largest" stone of the Dec. 2 fireball and that he wanted to sell it.  He 

> seems to be a nice fellow, so I offered to pass his information along to 

> the meteorite list, which was OK with him.  He does not have Internet 

> access.  A friend of his sent a message this morning with the following 

> text and some attached photos, which I've posted on this website:

> 

> http://artsci.wustl.edu/~rlkorote/warren/

> 

> Mr Wiley's text:  "This specimen is from the Buzzard Coulee near Lone 

> Rock, Saskatchewan. This is an immaculate masterpiece of atmospheric 

> sculpting. Heavily regmaglyphed, aesthetic specimen. Found December 2, 

> 2008, 35 minutes after sundown. I have video documentation of my 4 day 

> search; where I found it, and associate professor, Alan Hildebrand, 

> coming to our house to authenticate. Alan Hildebrand and other 

> scientists have completed the lab analysis on my chondrite, and it is an 

> (H 3/4) chondrite. Warren Wiley (owner) is putting it up for bids, 

> serious inquiries only. Contact Warren at 1-780-842-4858."

> 

> Please do not contact me about this offer.  I'm just the messenger and I 

> won't respond to enquiries about this issue.  I'm only doing this 

> because I wanted to see the photos.

> 

> 

> 

> Randy Korotev

> Saint Louis, MO

> korotev at wustl.edu

> 

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