My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when ASU confirm? ;-)
Good luck Graham ---- Ruben Garcia <mrmeteor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jason, > I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Utas <meteorite...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yo, > > An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the > > increased metamorphism, highly doubtful. > > That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain > > size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism. > > I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta. > > I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest > > otherwise. > > Nice find, regardless. > > Regards, > > Jason > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Bernd and Greg, > >> > >> It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has > >> about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite > >> but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure.... > >> > >> Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, <bernd.pa...@paulinet.de> wrote: > >>> Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? > >>> > >>> Hi Ruben and List, > >>> > >>> Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hupés' NWA 2624 but where are the triple > >>> junctions? > >>> You would expect a lot of olivine grains with "sets" of three olivine > >>> grains that meet > >>> in triple junctions of 120° (3 x 120° = 360°). > >>> > >>> Bernd > >>> > >>> ______________________________________________ > >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list