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Stone From the Ocean
Stone From the Ocean  
QUESTION: Hi Philip,

I found this stone in the ocean at Rockaway beach, N.Y., after the earthquake and days after hurricane Irene.
It has shiny specks like Marcasite.  I thought it might be from a meteorite.   

Can you help identify it from the attached picture?

Thanks,
Carol

ANSWER: Sorry, but I really can't identify it just from the photo. Perhaps someone on the geology forum might have a better idea - or at least be able to eliminate terrestrial origin!

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QUESTION: Hi Philip,

Thanks for your response.

The rate the response button is not showing. 10's across the board!!!!

Carol

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Thanks for the '10s'!

Alas, I declined the rating system from about 2 years ago because I found most questioners didn't know how to allocate ratings properly (for example, assigning a '6' for timeliness when experts - at that time - had up to 3 days to respond).

But, thanks for your rating anyway!

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Philip Stahl

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I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.

Experience

Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.

Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union

Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.

Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics

Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research

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