Thanks a lot for the information, Carl. I can't wait to read more in six days. Does the CRE-age of ~5 My mean that NWA 7034 probably represents a new impact event or could it somehow be related to the shergottites Y793605 and Y000027 with their ejection age of ~4.70 ± 0.50 My? Best regards, Martin Von: Carl Agee <a...@unm.edu> An: Greg Hupé <gmh...@centurylink.net> Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034 Datum: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:19:34 +0100 Hi Greg, The NWA 7034 "main mass" is the original ~320g single stone "Black Beauty" that I started working on back in August of 2011. For a while I thought it was the only one in existence, but over the past few months more stones, all smaller than 320, have been recovered. The two additional stones that I have personally inspected are 107.5g and 65g. So that is 492g, plus the 84g pairing NWA 7533 (which by the way is geochemically identical to NWA 7034 and clearly from the same meteoroid). I have recently seen photos of additional stones, so you are correct that the Black Beauty TKW is probably a bit more than 1kg. When the dust settles, I hope to revise the NWA 7034 write-up in MetBull and list the TKW. Personally, I think it is very confusing to have a bunch of NWA# pairings, when all these stones are so clearly pieces of the same rock, they are unlike any other meteorite both in hand sample and geochemically. By the way, we will be presenting new data at LPSC (not in the Science paper) on noble gases that have been measured in NWA 7034, which are a match for Viking measurements of Martian atmosphere. Also the cosmic ray exposure age is likely ~5 my, the size of the NWA 7034 meteoroid in interplanetary space (before Earth entry) is estimated at diameter ~50 cm, so anyone hoping that there are many 10s of kg of Black Beauty on the ground in the Saraha will be disappointed. Thanks, Carl Agee -- Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Greg Hupé <gmh...@centurylink.net> wrote: > Hi Carl, > > It is lunch time for us Floridians so I am just taking a break and munching > on some SNACS... > > Seriously, What is the current count of NWA 7034 'official' pairings and how > many stones constitute each of those? We have all heard of 'paired' stones > making the current stone count at about a dozen or so "IF" they are indeed > paired to NWA 7034. We have been hearing and seeing images of stones offered > from Moroccan dealers as pairings. > > If I read it all correctly, the original single 320g stone was the first > "NWA 7034" one. Are the three stones pictured in all of the press releases > part of one stone that adds up to 320 grams? If not, what are the weights of > the additional two stones and/or do they each have their own NWA numbers? > Also, I heard there is a 240 gram stone with the owner of the first 320g > stone, has this been confirmed yet? > > The only 'officially' paired stone that I am aware of is NWA 7533 weighing > in at 84 grams. > > If all of the stones that are 'guaranteed' paired to NWA 7034 by Moroccan > dealers, the combined weight is exceeding 1000 grams which is pretty cool > for such a unique meteorite! > > Congrats again to all involved in bringing this new Martian meteorite to > light! > > Best Regards, > Greg > > ==================== > Greg Hupé > The Hupé Collection > gmh...@centurylink.net > www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog & Reference Site) > www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) > NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest & eBay) > http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault > http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Carl Agee > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 11:33 AM > To: meteoritelist meteoritelist > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034 > > Jeff, > > Now that you are at NASA you can appreciate the perverse things people > do with words just to come up with a cool acronym. Making the new > Martian meteorite acronym even half way cool requires some drastic > measures, like giving NWA 7034 Basaltic Breccia Black Beauty a new > name based on locality: I propose "saharaite". So we now have the > meteorites from Mars or "SCANS" > > S: shergottite > C: chassignite > A: ALH 84001 > N: nakhlite > S: saharaite > > Enjoy! > > Carl Agee > > > -- > Carl B. Agee > Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics > Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences > MSC03 2050 > University of New Mexico > Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 > > Tel: (505) 750-7172 > Fax: (505) 277-3577 > Email: a...@unm.edu > http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Message: 19 > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:43:04 -0500 > From: Jeff Grossman <jngross...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034 > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Message-ID: <5102a808.5040...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Don't forget ALH 84001, the pyroxenite. > > SNCPB? > > If we use the N from NWA instead of B, and the A from ALH, how about CANNS? > > Or maybe we should just do the sensible thing and call them Martian > meteorites? > > Jeff > > On 1/24/2013 4:42 PM, h...@meteorhall.com wrote: >> >> Hi Paul, >> I like the "SNCB". It sounds like a radio station's call >> letters...Stay >> tuned for all of your Martian meteorite news from SNCB. >> Regards, Fred H. >> >>> How shall we organize the new class of Martian? >>> >>> Until now it has been SNC >>> >>> How about B or B squared for BASALTIC BRECCIA ? >>> >>> SNCB >>> >>> What say you all? >>> >>> -Paul Gessler >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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