[meteorite-list] Is this Irelands first meteorite find? pictures

[Pete Pete]

Hi, all,
 
I've definintely seen similar objects - melted aluminum cans from a camp fire.
 
Cheers,
Pete
 


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> Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:38:45 -0400

> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com

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> CC: jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is this Irelands first meteorite find? pictures

>

> The photo caption says it's not magnetic and is very light. So

> chances are (combined with the appearance), it's not a meteorite.

> It's an interesting little piece of metal that probably has a good

> story behind it, but I think it's terrestrial.

>

> Best regards,

>

> MikeG

>

>

>

> On 7/18/09, Matt Morgan wrote:

>> Hi Jim

>> Interesting object. It reminds me of a piece of bomb shrapnel. It does not

>> appear to be a meteorite, but maybe you could remove a tiny piece and do a

>> nickel test.

>> Matt

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>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Is this Irelands first meteorite find? pictures

>> Sent: Jul 18, 2009 4:05 AM

>>

>> Hello list members

>> I've been contacted by a fellow in Dublin who found this

>> object years ago and has always been curious about whether it might be

>> a meteorite.He states that it is about 2cms long(roughly 7/8 of an inch

>> for our non-metric list members) and is light like aluminium.I have

>> asked him whether it was magnetic and he said 'no' .

>> Of course I should have asked him whether it was

>> attracted to a magnet, so I did and waiting for his reponse now.Because

>> this object is so small I've advised him that the best way to test may

>> be to file down a flat area and apply nitol to see if a pattern emerges.

>> Of course even this isn't 100% if it happened to be an ataxite.

>> I told him I thought it was unlikely that the object was

>> meteoritic in nature but that I would pose the question to the

>> meteorite list and see what the experts think.So if you could please

>> take a look and offer your opinions I'd appreciate it.

>> Jim Brady

>>

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