Hello Pierre and all, As far as I know there is no published data on NWA 978. It was purchased by Mike Farmer in Morocco during July of this year. UCLA did the classification and I assume it will be published in this years Meteoritical Bulletin. (I keep hoping for a preview on their website).
At any rate, I have that NWA 978 is classified as a R3.8, S3/W2 whereas NWA753 is a R3.9, S2/W2 so they differ slightly in shock stage and petrographic grade. Also, for what it worth, the matrix color on my pieces of these two R-chondrites differs: it is brownish in NWA 978 and it is appears greenish in NWA 753. Regards, Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: rochette To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 7:54 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA978 and El Tigre Dear list I have two enquiries 1. I just got on E-bay a slice of NWA978. A beautiful R3, no doubt! However the seller just mention "classified by UCLA". Is someone aware of a published account on this rare NWA? I am wondering about pairing with NWA573... 2. a fellow collector has got a while ago from a US dealer: El Tigre Mexico 1993 Dec. 23 L6 however it is not officially declared, a surprising situation for a meteorite fallen 8 years ago. Anyone knows about this meteorite? (it looks effectively like a fresh L6) Thanks in advance! Pierre ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
