(meteorobs) A link, only a link!

Marco Langbroek marco.langbroek at online.nl
Thu May 2 17:40:53 EDT 2013


Op 2-5-2013 23:31, Roberto Gorelli schreef:
> In an astronomical forum this night I read this:
>
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> http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1304/1304.8070.pdf
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> What do you think of this?
> Best greetings.
> Roberto Gorelli


I think it is bogus. The specimens do not look like meteorites: they do quite 
look like iron hydroxide concretions, especially the two "shelly" pieces. And 
there is no chemical analysis in the paper at all that substantiates the claim 
for a meteoritical origin.

- Marco


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