[meteorite-list] Copper meteor-wrong...was RSPD - July 7, 2008

[Michael Murray]

Not trying to bore anyone with my itty-bitty pieces but here is one  
with a face on one side that is bright brassy looking.  I have not  
seen another with a slab like that but am relatively sure there would  
be others out there.  When I first saw that flyer with the reference  
to a copper meteorite, I was picturing it to be similar to this  
little guy.
<http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p124/mmurray_02/IMG_0183.jpg>

Mike in CO

On Jul 8, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Sterling K. Webb wrote:


> Hi, E, and List

>

> From ARN:

> http://www.meteorites4sale.net/MET_E.HTM

>

> Eaton.......................................40'31' N., 104'41' W.

> Weld County, Colorado, U.S.A.

> Fell 1931, May 10, 1715 hrs

> Pseudometeorite..

> A copper nugget weighing 29.457g is reported to have been

> observed to fall.  This copper "meteorite" is discredited, It contains

> 33% Zn, small Pb inclusions and less than 0.1% Ni.  It is similar to

> yellow brass, and distinct from native terrestrial copper and  

> meteoritic

> copper, the latter having 0.4% to 2.4% Ni.

>

> Sounds like a bushing to me...

>

>

> Sterling K. Webb

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

> --------

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Mr EMan" <mstreman53 at yahoo.com>

> To: <SPACEROCKSINC at aol.com>; "Michael Murray" <mmurray at montrose.net>

> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:34 PM

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Copper meteor-wrong...was RSPD - July  

> 7, 2008

>

>

> I believe in  case of a psuedo meteorite "fall" of what appeared to  

> be pure

> copper, was actually matched in some manner to a copper engine  

> bushing off a

> Ford Tri-motor.

>

> Elton

>

>

> --- On Mon, 7/7/08, Michael Murray <mmurray at montrose.net> wrote:

>

> "The only known copper meteorite in the world."

>> Which is that?

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