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Identity HelpMeteorite identification flowchart.
20th Dec 2012 11:56 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
If you follow the flowchart through correctly it will help identify whether you have a meteorite or not with about 99.98% accuracy.
Enjoy!
Jolyon
20th Dec 2012 12:03 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
See also
http://meteorite-identification.com/streak.html
http://meteorite-identification.com/webwrongs.html
20th Dec 2012 13:37 UTCJohan Kjellman Expert
You could expand it to a multi-test.
As a tool for the amateur community it seems to be working equally well for gold/platinum/diamond.
cheers
20th Dec 2012 13:51 UTCScott Sadlocha
That accuracy level sounds about right.
20th Dec 2012 14:23 UTCMIchael Sharpe
20th Dec 2012 14:51 UTCClosed Account 🌟
I guess a "Diamond identification flowchart" would fit in here nicely!
20th Dec 2012 15:04 UTCAdam Berluti
I guess that means I didn't find a meteorite then :-D
20th Dec 2012 15:33 UTCLefteris Rantos Expert
There is still this 0,02% margin of error!!
20th Dec 2012 17:17 UTCStephen Rose Expert
Had a good chuckle and then realized how inappropriate humor is today. Just a few short hours before Doomsday!
Cheers (muted)
Steve
20th Dec 2012 18:24 UTCBeth Schaefer
20th Dec 2012 18:46 UTCDavid Baldwin
20th Dec 2012 19:32 UTCJim Sullivan
20th Dec 2012 20:35 UTCRock Currier Expert
20th Dec 2012 21:22 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert
WHADDYA MEAN THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS?!
Maggie
PS - loved the flow chart, btw!
21st Dec 2012 00:37 UTCKeith Compton 🌟 Manager
Not even you are old enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm with you Maggie
Cheers:)-D
Keith
21st Dec 2012 00:49 UTCAdam Kelly
21st Dec 2012 01:16 UTCDanny Jones Expert
28th Dec 2012 09:50 UTCronald
Anything relating to meteorites and/or meteor-wrongs sold be run past Anne (Black), as she is as her forensic handwriting analysis report indicates she, apparently is beyond reproach. She also is impossible to debate with a
successful outcome, she always wins the debate. For more info refer to: Geoff Notkin, Dan Wray, or Blaine Reed.
6th Jan 2013 16:22 UTCJason Evans
6th Jan 2013 16:27 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
6th Jan 2013 18:06 UTCJoe Mulvey
:)-D
6th Jan 2013 20:09 UTCDon Windeler
The belly laughs I got from sharing this with my wife & son (especially Steve's addendum!) met the quota for the day. Thanks!
21st Aug 2013 02:49 UTCBob King
Thanks for the laugh! I love your chart. I write a daily astronomy blog called Astro Bob (astrobob.areavoices.com) and wondered whether I might use it also on my site with attribution. Please let me know. Thank you!
Bob
22nd Aug 2013 02:11 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
As we get meteorite identification requests quite regularly, I quickly realized that your Meteorite Identification Flowchart would come in handy. I just didn't realize how soon.... I had just stopped laughing and finally regained my normal serious composure when the following occurred. I went out to retrieve today's mail and found a letter, the contents of which I reveal here.
"Enclosed is a photocopy of 2 asteroids I am selling.
1. They are lighter than normal, maybe a different type.
2. If not real, the only other possibility is a natural formation that is unknown now, but would still be valuable because they are rare.
3. I am selling them for $170-each.
Let me know."
Now I thought immediately to send the fellow your chart, but realized that it only encompasses meteorites, not asteroids and certainly not previously unknown natural formations. As you read this post, I imagine that you are already thinking of how to extend the breadth of your chart. Perhaps you could also add valuation to the chart. I anxiously await Rev.1 to be posted.
With kind regards,
Gene
PS Yes, the above mentioned letter really did arrive today.
22nd Aug 2013 04:02 UTCA. A. Faller
23rd Aug 2013 00:22 UTCDan Costian
Can you confirm or infirm if this Widmanstatten belongs to a Campo del Cielo (in the begative, waht else) and if possible, which alloys are present according to this pattern? Thanks.
23rd Aug 2013 04:04 UTCDavid Garske
Dave
23rd Aug 2013 18:57 UTCDan Costian
15th Sep 2013 06:49 UTCLeor Goldberg
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