[meteorite-list] Dronino

[Jeff Grossman]

Dronino has been classified as an ungrouped ataxite by Vernadsky and UCLA.  It was in the last vote by the NomCom.  I'll find out tomorrow if it was actually approved (I didn't know of any serious problems), but you can be confident in its classification as a real iron meteorite.

jeff

At 02:38 AM 1/18/2004, you wrote:

G'day,
 
I've got a 1kg & 3kg individual. They have shown a little spot of rust here and there but a brief Sodium Hydroxide bath worked a treat. This one is no-where near as bad Nantan & Campo. Only thing is though, it still hasn't been voted on by the Nom Com to my knowledge. Anyone heard if it's supposed classification has been confirmed?
 
Cheers,
 
Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteorites.com.au
www.meteoritesaustralia.com
 

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From: Tom aka James Knudson

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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dronino - the new definition of space junk

Hey, Is Dronino from the same parent body of Nantan? Can you imagine, a

great asteroid made of rust!

Thanks, Tom

Peregrineflier <><

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Subject: [meteorite-list] Dronino - the new definition of space junk

> Last August I spent about $10 at the Springfield Show for a small 20 g +/-

> individual of the new Axatite called Dronino. I had heard it was a ruster

so

> I kept it away from my other material just in case.

>

> Well, yesterday I gave up on it and tossed it out...in the form of a pile

of

> rust. There was not one decent chunk left...it had completely turned to

ashes

> you might say.

>

> Now this piece was supposedly treated ahead of time for rusting, so I

guess I

> should be glad I got to enjoy it as long as I did. I do not recommend

Dronino.

>

> This is FYI,

>

> John

>

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