[meteorite-list] New Arizona Chondrite
Photos added of Jack Schrader's New Arizona chondrite insitu: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_6_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] an other beauty correction,part 2
hi all i have add the term POSSIBLE by respect to the imca,because i was asked by the directors of the imca to do so; still the stone i showed is 203 gr diogenite that a kid could see it's one ,but rules are rules and i m fine with that, so its not a wishful thinking or unknown material,and it's a nice gem to hold in your hand ;a prety glassy diogenite; its a nice meteorite that is LIKELY paired to many diogenite that came from western sahara, i have sold 100's, ok i will keep selling meteorite that are unclassified and based on my own judjment, so i hope we get the POINT , and the POINT is that you have to see wonderfull stone that are coming from the desert enjoy them as fresh as we get them without confusion, http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/ thanks aziz habibi __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] October Meteorite-Times is now up
Dear List, The October issue of Meteorite-Times is now up. http://www.meteorite-times.com/meteorite_frame.htm Enjoy! Paul and Jim __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] 99-cent Planetary & Rarities - Auctions Ending - AD
Dear List Members, There will be a lot of Very Happy eBay bidders tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7th. Those who are looking for great deals, should be looking here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault 6 Lunars - Pennies on the dollars! 1 Martian - Pennies on the dollar! 3 Angrites - Pennies on the dollar! Brachinite, Lodranite, Aubrite, Diogenite, other Achondrites... - Pennies on the dollar!! HUGE CAI on a CV3... OK, I think you get the point, if you would like a great deal on Classified material without the gamble or wishful thinking on unknown material, check out my eBay auctions. Always the Best, Always Guaranteed!! "Thank You" to all who bid or browse, and "Good Luck" to those who want them the most! Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Apollo 8, 10, 16 and 17 and Neil Armstrong's signed White Spacesuit color photo
Hello fellow meteorite collectors, Just in case anyone was wanting to look at what Heritage Auction House has for their Space Exploration Auction this month, here is a link. It's kind of interesting. Apollo 8, 10, 16 and 17 and Neil Armstrong's signed White Spacesuit color photo. Luigi Pizzimenti has a vast knowledge of NASA and the Space Program. Have a great night and I hope a meteorite drops in your yards! All the best! Brian Cox IMCA # 6387 searchingforfun is my ebay User ID http://historical.ha.com/common/newsletter.php?id=2908&type=histnws-tem100609#collector-a __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Al Hugf 007 question
Hi all, I was working on a thin section Al Hugf 007 L4 and coming up with some cool micrographs. I haven't learned much about this meteorite and never seen it for sale except for the samples I obtained from Ivan Kourtyrev several years ago. I tried to look up info and there is little out there but the TKW is shown at 200,000 Kg. Is this correct and if so does any one know why we haven't seen a ton of it on the market like NWA 869? Tom Phillips __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD- CAI
Hello all Single auction ending today where the cut face on this little CV3 an entire CAI Kinda cool and relevant given last weeks excellent thread on CAI's and chondrule formation Have a look http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280403585241 Rob Wesel www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/nakhladog -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] an other beauty correction
hi all it seems i forget to mention, in my last post that the meteorite 203 gr achondrite unclassified ; is a possible diogenite , and that is only based on own judjement, sorry to have miss one of the rules of the imca, i hope i have correct this, from now on , please once you read unclassified meteorite and you see a comment this commment is personal and my own judjment, http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/ so this beauty is an achondrite 203 gr that is a possible diogenite could be something else, thanks # I.M.C.A 6220 habibi aziz box 70 erfoud 52200 morroco phone. 21235576145 fax.21235576170 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
Hey Greg and List, I love all these guesses - Lots of knowledge on here keep them coming! On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Ruben Garcia wrote: > Hey Grag and List, > > I love all these guesses - Lots of knowledge on here keep them coming! > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Greg Stanley > wrote: >> >> <80659e1a0910060927u103a8c12w942fc74ca3f1b...@mail.gmail.com> >> >> >> <80659e1a0910060930p3ae88d9fhb7edade849819...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >> >> Ruben and List: >> >> For my final answer=2C I say a metal rich diogenite like NWA 3106 (~12% met= >> al).=A0 I'm going out on a limb here.=A0 Perhaps it contains sub-rounded cl= >> asts. >> >> This is fun - we need more of these where list member can guess. >> >> Greg S. >> >> >>> Date: Tue=2C 6 Oct 2009 09:30:05 -0700 >>> From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possib= >> le"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield >>> >>> Wow=2C thanks Paul=2C Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest= >> on >>> my meteorite. >>> I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool >>> find watever it is. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 9:27 AM=2C Ruben Garcia wrote: Wow=2C thanks Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my = >> meteorite. I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool find watever it is. On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 8:58 AM=2C wrote: > Hi Ruben=2C Rob and List=2C > > I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt t= >> hat > this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on= >> what > type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and > polished face. My first impression of the cut face reminded me of a > ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rul= >> e out > a ureilite=2C unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the wea= >> thered > appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be=2C = >> it will > be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts. > > 2 cents worth poll : ) > > #1 Ureilite > #2 Lodranite > > > Sonny > > > > > > > > > Hi Ruben=2C > > Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal=2C > large olivine phenocrysts=2C and even a lonely chondrule. The presence > of that chondrule would seem=2C by definition=2C to rule out an achondr= >> ite > classification=2C although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and > paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725=2C GRA 98028). > But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large > olivine phenocrysts=2C so I would be inclined to rule out this > classification. > > I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" > > :D --Rob > > -Original Message- > From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben > Garcia > Sent: Monday=2C October 05=2C 2009 1:15 PM > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a > possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield > > > Hi all=2C > > On September 24=2C 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most > important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably > a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can > definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently > being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie =96 so we will soon know. > > Here is a link > http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm > > > This past weekend =96 in an attempt to find more - I put together a tea= >> m > of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller=2C Sonny Clary=2C Stan Wall= >> =2C > Del Waterbury=2C Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately=2C between the > rains and mud we came up empty. > > After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison > we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head > east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico > where no finds have been recorded. > > We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del > examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and > it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find > one and then shortly after I did too. > > We think this may prove to be a =93
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[meteorite-list] an other beauty achondrite
hi all here is an other fantastic gem 203 gr achondrite unclassified very very fresh and a nice shape, full of flowlines and glassy , just a wondefull meteorite , have a look, photo speak by themself. http://www.flickr.com/photos/azizhabibi/ thanks # I.M.C.A 6220 habibi aziz box 70 erfoud 52200 morroco phone. 21235576145 fax.21235576170 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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[meteorite-list] a possible new fall over morroco
hi all last wednesday at 18.30 gmt , a big fireball expolode over morroco has been wathced over agadir and also from assa tantan, a witness man said from agadir that it expolde near agadir in 4 part , till now many hunter are so far looking for it, and one guy say it has gone to the beach but may be some of it still in morroco; well the thing that is sur is the time of the explosionin the sky , no sample find yet let hope we get some thanks aziz habibi imca 6220 habibi aziz box 70 erfoud 52200 morroco phone. 21235576145 fax.21235576170 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
<80659e1a0910060927u103a8c12w942fc74ca3f1b...@mail.gmail.com> <80659e1a0910060930p3ae88d9fhb7edade849819...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Ruben and List: For my final answer=2C I say a metal rich diogenite like NWA 3106 (~12% met= al).=A0 I'm going out on a limb here.=A0 Perhaps it contains sub-rounded cl= asts. This is fun - we need more of these where list member can guess. Greg S. > Date: Tue=2C 6 Oct 2009 09:30:05 -0700 > From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possib= le"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield > > Wow=2C thanks Paul=2C Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest= on > my meteorite. > I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool > find watever it is. > > > > > > > > On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 9:27 AM=2C Ruben Garcia wrote: >> Wow=2C thanks Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my = meteorite. >> I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool >> find watever it is. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 8:58 AM=2C wrote: >>> Hi Ruben=2C Rob and List=2C >>> >>> I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt t= hat >>> this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on= what >>> type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and >>> polished face. My first impression of the cut face reminded me of a >>> ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rul= e out >>> a ureilite=2C unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the wea= thered >>> appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be=2C = it will >>> be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts. >>> >>> 2 cents worth poll : ) >>> >>> #1 Ureilite >>> #2 Lodranite >>> >>> >>> Sonny >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Ruben=2C >>> >>> Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal=2C >>> large olivine phenocrysts=2C and even a lonely chondrule. The presence >>> of that chondrule would seem=2C by definition=2C to rule out an achondr= ite >>> classification=2C although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and >>> paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725=2C GRA 98028). >>> But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large >>> olivine phenocrysts=2C so I would be inclined to rule out this >>> classification. >>> >>> I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" >>> >>> :D --Rob >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com >>> [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben >>> Garcia >>> Sent: Monday=2C October 05=2C 2009 1:15 PM >>> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a >>> possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield >>> >>> >>> Hi all=2C >>> >>> On September 24=2C 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most >>> important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably >>> a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can >>> definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently >>> being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie =96 so we will soon know. >>> >>> Here is a link >>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm >>> >>> >>> This past weekend =96 in an attempt to find more - I put together a tea= m >>> of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller=2C Sonny Clary=2C Stan Wall= =2C >>> Del Waterbury=2C Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately=2C between the >>> rains and mud we came up empty. >>> >>> After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison >>> we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head >>> east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico >>> where no finds have been recorded. >>> >>> We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del >>> examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and >>> it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find >>> one and then shortly after I did too. >>> >>> We think this may prove to be a =93NEW=94 and very fresh New Mexico=3D2 >>> 0Strewn >>> field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these >>> beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. >>> >>> Take a look >>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm >>> >>> >>> Ruben Garcia >>> Phoenix=2C Arizona >>> WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net >>> >>> __ >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz!
Good fun! although I had help; the photo of El Hammami was labeled ;) I got 88 first go on 'easy', but don't expect my score to increase if I go for harder levels. Best! Tracy Latimer > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:51:34 -0400 > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > From: jgross...@usgs.gov > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite classification quiz! > > For your amusement: > > http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/NameThatMeteorite.php > > Jeff > > Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 > US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 > 954 National Center > Reston, VA 20192, USA > > > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible "NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
I'm going to throw my hat in the ring with Graham and say mesosiderite. The spray of fine metal flakes surrounding a central feature (olivine crystal?) reminds me of a similar feature in the part slice of Estherville I got some time ago from Anne B. Best! Tracy Latimer > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:15:26 -0700 > From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible "NEW" > New Mexico Strewnfield > > Hi all, > > On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most > important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably > a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can > definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently > being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. > > Here is a link > http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm > _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
Wow, thanks Paul, Sonny, Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my meteorite. I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool find watever it is. On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Ruben Garcia wrote: > Wow, thanks Sonny, Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my meteorite. > I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool > find watever it is. > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 8:58 AM, wrote: >> Hi Ruben, Rob and List, >> >> I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt that >> this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on what >> type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and >> polished face. My first impression of the cut face reminded me of a >> ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rule out >> a ureilite, unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the weathered >> appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be, it will >> be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts. >> >> 2 cents worth poll : ) >> >> #1 Ureilite >> #2 Lodranite >> >> >> Sonny >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Ruben, >> >> Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal, >> large olivine phenocrysts, and even a lonely chondrule. The presence >> of that chondrule would seem, by definition, to rule out an achondrite >> classification, although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and >> paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725, GRA 98028). >> But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large >> olivine phenocrysts, so I would be inclined to rule out this >> classification. >> >> I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" >> >> :D --Rob >> >> -Original Message- >> From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com >> [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben >> Garcia >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:15 PM >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a >> possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most >> important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably >> a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can >> definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently >> being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. >> >> Here is a link >> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm >> >> >> This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team >> of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, >> Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the >> rains and mud we came up empty. >> >> After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison >> we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head >> east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico >> where no finds have been recorded. >> >> We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del >> examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and >> it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find >> one and then shortly after I did too. >> >> We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico=2 >> 0Strewn >> field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these >> beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. >> >> Take a look >> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm >> >> >> Ruben Garcia >> Phoenix, Arizona >> WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net >> >> __ >> 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
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
Hi Ruben, Rob and List, I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt that this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on what type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and polished face. My first impression of the cut face reminded me of a ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rule out a ureilite, unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the weathered appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be, it will be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts. 2 cents worth poll : ) #1 Ureilite #2 Lodranite Sonny Hi Ruben, Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal, large olivine phenocrysts, and even a lonely chondrule. The presence of that chondrule would seem, by definition, to rule out an achondrite classification, although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725, GRA 98028). But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large olivine phenocrysts, so I would be inclined to rule out this classification. I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" :D --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:15 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico=2 0Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ 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
[meteorite-list] paper on fusion crust by P. Ramdohr
Hi all, perhaps someone has vol. 2 (5/1967) of Earth and Planetary Science Letters in their library? Page 197 should have an article by P. Ramdohr titled "Die Schmelzkruste der Meteoriten". I know there are other more recent papers on the subject, I need this particular article however. Your help is most appreciated. Svend www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Fresh NWA xxx unclassified meteorites
Hi all, I've just got some new unclassified NWA xxx meteorites. Please have a look. They weight between 15 to 70 g. Some with nice crust and not or only lightly weathered. Thanks. Thomas http://www.saharagems.com/id49.html and http://www.saharagems.com/id63.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Inspecting an asteroid that hit Earth
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/48063/title/Inspecting_an_asteroid_that_hit_Earth_ Body looked like a loaf of bread, contained amino acids and may have been blasted off a larger objectBy Ron Cowen Web edition : Monday, October 5th, 2009 Scientists have recreated what the asteroid 2008 TC3 looked like just before it slammed face-first into Earth on October 7, 2008. An artist’s illustration shows, in 12-second intervals, only the flattened part of the asteroid that faced Earth as it fell. The horizontal line at top shows actual observations of the asteroid. P. Scheirich, P. Jenniskens FAJARDO, Puerto Rico — Planetary scientists have reported a slew of new findings about the first asteroid ever spotted before pieces of it fell to Earth. The space rock contained a number of amino acids, had a flattened shape and appears to have been blasted off the surface of a larger body, researchers reported October 5 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences. The asteroid, 2008 TC3, first came into the limelight in 2008 when researchers spotted the body just 19 hours before it broke apart in Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into northern Sudan. Planetary scientists tracked the intact asteroid as it fell to the ground as meteorites (SN: 4/25/09, p. 13). As observed through a telescope during the last two hours of its journey to Earth, the small asteroid appeared only as a flickering point of light. But by analyzing the variations in brightness of the rock as it tumbled through space, along with information culled from fragments on the ground, Peter Scheirich of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Ondrejov and his colleagues have now reconstructed what the asteroid would have looked like up close. The space rock resembled a flattened loaf of bread, Scheirich reported. Further analysis of the shape of the asteroid, along with estimates of the asteroid’s mass and the reflectivity of the recovered meteorites, could reveal whether the rock is solid through and through or porous, like a loosely held rubble pile, he adds. The rock entered Earth’s atmosphere “like the Apollo space capsule, flat face forward,” says Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., who led an effort to recover some 300 meteorites in Sudan in October 2008. Structures in the meteorites — pores lined with fine-grained crystals of a mineral called olivine — suggest that the asteroid was blasted off the surface of a larger rock, reported Michael Zolensky of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. That means it should be relatively easy to use the properties of these meteorites to understand the properties of thousands of observed asteroids in space, which only reveal clues about their surfaces through telescope images and spectra, he says. Other studies, also reported October 5, reveal that the meteorites contain amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, that must have come from 2008 TC3, reported Michael Callahan of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The meteorites belong to a rare type called ureilites, which contain microscopic diamonds. “To my knowledge this is the first report of amino acids in any ureilite-type meteorite,” said Daniel Glavin of NASA-Goddard, who collaborated with Callahan and other colleagues on the analysis. The researchers identified 18 amino acids, including alpha-aminoisobutyric acid and isovaline. Because they are uncommon on Earth, Glavin said, “it is highly likely that these two amino acids were formed in space.” “The discovery of amino acids in [2008 TC3] provides additional support for the idea that organic matter delivered by asteroids could have seeded the early Earth with the raw ingredients for life,” he noted. At the same time, the presence of the amino acids is puzzling, Glavin added. Evidence suggests that 2008 TC3 was heated to temperatures as high as 1,300˚ Celsius billions of years ago, yet amino acids are destroyed at temperatures above 500–600˚C, Glavin said. Other researchers, including Richard Zare, Amy Morrow and Hassan Sabbah of Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., reported that they had found common components of soot known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the meteorites. This soot is interspersed with amino acids, Zare said. “The big mystery now is how did these complex organic compounds survive such high temperatures?” notes Glavin. One possibility is that the amino acids or their precursors were incorporated into the asteroid’s parent rock during its formation and survived the heating and melting that would have occurred when the parent rock was blasted into pieces. Another possibility, he notes, is that amino acids formed inside 2008 TC3 itself much later on, after it cooled to temperatures below 500–600˚C. To help settle these and other questions, Jenniskens plans to return to Sudan this December to pick up more specimens. __ http://www.me
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 6, 2009
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Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Hi Melanie, I don't know for sure, however she was leading me around as I held her leash when I made this find. On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Melanie Matthews wrote: > > <80659e1a0910051632n3e00949agb082f1bb9571b...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > LOL=20 > > So has Hopper ever shown any inclination to hunt for or shown interest in a= > ny other meteorites besides that one stone she found?=20 > > So anyway=2C congrats on your new fine!=20 > > Cheers/saludos=A0=20 > --- > Melanie=20 > IMCA: 2975 > eBay: metmel2775 > Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 > =A0 > Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what= > you're gonna get!=20 > > >> Date: Mon=2C 5 Oct 2009 16:32:22 -0700 >> From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com >> To: ensorama...@ntlworld.com >> CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find >> >> Yes=2C Hopper and I will buy you lunch if you are right. I'd have to >> consult her to give anymore as she was there at the time of finding >> and so half the stone is hers >> >> >> >> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:27 PM=2C wrote: >>> My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when= > ASU confirm? =3B-) >>> >>> Good luck >>> >>> Graham >>> >>> Ruben Garcia wrote: Thanks Jason=2C I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:03 PM=2C Jason Utas wrote: > Yo=2C > An acapulcoite might have a chondrule=2C but a lodranite=2C given the > increased metamorphism=2C 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=2C though - but the olivine would sugge= > st > otherwise. > Nice find=2C regardless. > Regards=2C > Jason > > On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:52 PM=2C Ruben Garcia wrote: >> Hi Bernd and Greg=2C >> >> 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=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:32 PM=2C wrote: >>> Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? >>> >>> Hi Ruben and List=2C >>> >>> Yes=2C maybe a ureilite like the Hup=E9s' NWA 2624 but where are the= > triple junctions? >>> You would expect a lot of olivine grains with "sets" of three olivin= > e grains that meet >>> in triple junctions of 120=B0 (3 x 120=B0 =3D 360=B0). >>> >>> 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 > =0A= > _=0A= > Click less=2C chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca=0A= > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9677404= > __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: NWAs, shergotite, Diogenite, L4s etc
See my updated website here: http://www.meteoriteshop.com I will be listing a lot more over the next week so check back for more meteorites and other crystals soon Sincerely DEAN __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus apossible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" You may jest Rob but I've seen it. ;-) Not a Pallasite with chondrules as such but pieces of extremely weathered Huckitta. It almost looks like a weathered (W5) type 3 or 4 impact melt. They look a bit like chondrules... but they're not. Very, very weird stuff! Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Rob Matson" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus apossible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield Hi Ruben, Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal, large olivine phenocrysts, and even a lonely chondrule. The presence of that chondrule would seem, by definition, to rule out an achondrite classification, although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725, GRA 98028). But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large olivine phenocrysts, so I would be inclined to rule out this classification. I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?" :D --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:15 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
Hi Bernd & Ruben, The problem with a Ureilite is that I believe metallic iron/nickel is in relatively small amounts in them. It usually forms small veinlets around the grains and are the first thing to weather away (low nickel content) and often lost in slicing too. Because of this only VERY fresh Ureilites generally have these. http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa2705.html NWA 2624 for comparison: http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa2624.html Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:32 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find 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
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible "NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
Hello Rubin, Congrats on the find! That's got to have been quite a rush. Can't wait to see what the final classification turns out to be. Good luck. Best wishes, Robert Woolard Sent from my iPhone On Oct 5, 2009, at 3:15 PM, Ruben Garcia wrote: Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ 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
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Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
<80659e1a0910051632n3e00949agb082f1bb9571b...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 LOL=20 So has Hopper ever shown any inclination to hunt for or shown interest in a= ny other meteorites besides that one stone she found?=20 So anyway=2C congrats on your new fine!=20 Cheers/saludos=A0=20 --- Melanie=20 IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 =A0 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what= you're gonna get!=20 > Date: Mon=2C 5 Oct 2009 16:32:22 -0700 > From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com > To: ensorama...@ntlworld.com > CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find > > Yes=2C Hopper and I will buy you lunch if you are right. I'd have to > consult her to give anymore as she was there at the time of finding > and so half the stone is hers > > > > On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:27 PM=2C wrote: >> My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when= ASU confirm? =3B-) >> >> Good luck >> >> Graham >> >> Ruben Garcia wrote: >>> Thanks Jason=2C >>> I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice. >>> >>> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:03 PM=2C Jason Utas wrote: Yo=2C An acapulcoite might have a chondrule=2C but a lodranite=2C given the increased metamorphism=2C 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=2C though - but the olivine would sugge= st otherwise. Nice find=2C regardless. Regards=2C Jason On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:52 PM=2C Ruben Garcia wrote: > Hi Bernd and Greg=2C > > 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=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:32 PM=2C wrote: >> Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe? >> >> Hi Ruben and List=2C >> >> Yes=2C maybe a ureilite like the Hup=E9s' NWA 2624 but where are the= triple junctions? >> You would expect a lot of olivine grains with "sets" of three olivin= e grains that meet >> in triple junctions of 120=B0 (3 x 120=B0 =3D 360=B0). >> >> 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 =0A= _=0A= Click less=2C chat more: Messenger on MSN.ca=0A= http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9677404= __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
Congrats on those wonderful finds Ruben. That 'achondrite' looking stone has stumped me a little. The first thing I thought of before a close look at the pics was a Mesosiderite which explains a number of the features present. But the thing that really threw me was the chondrules. Maybe it's just me, but it looks like there are quite a few of them there. Those last couple of pics looks at least a little like a breccia of chondrite material mixed in. The last pic has what looks like a number of bleached chondrules and fragments of them too. Is that what I'm seeing Ruben or does it look different in 'person'? It will be VERY interesting to see where the oxygen isotopes plot for this one. Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:15 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield Hi all, On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know. Here is a link http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall, Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the rains and mud we came up empty. After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico where no finds have been recorded. We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find one and then shortly after I did too. We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico Strewn field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come. Take a look http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net __ 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
