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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: archeopteryx: THE PILTDOWN CHICKEN
Message-ID: <814@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 18:51:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 18:51:00 1985
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Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
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Summary: 

In article <336@bcsaic.UUCP> pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha) writes:
>
>I would also like to note that the claims have not been even slightly
>accepted. The comments made about the specimens would be highly unlikely
>given the unusual type of limestone they are found in. It is a very fine
>grained micritic limestone. It has such an even surface that it makes
>an excellant base for printing lithographic prints -- hence its common
>name of lithostone. To do what Sir Hoyle(who has little experience in
>micro-petrology) claims was done would be quite a feat indeed.

	What exactly does Hoyle claim to have done?

>I'd like to see some electron microscope work (AND some
>micro-petrographic studies done first) these would show up differences
>that would be much more difinitive.

	Ditto!
>
>I'm not convinced that a cosmologist could tell the difference
>between different limestone types that occur naturally - let alone
>if cement had been used. 
>
	Hold it! Isn't cment essentially just crushed limestone in
water?!?! If he is trying to claim that part of the specimen is in
artificial cement he is on shaky ground! I doubt *I* could tell the
difference between fine grain cement and micritic limestone, and I am
more qualified in that area than Dr Hoyle.
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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