Re: [meteorite-list] Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ...
Sorry, I am a little late on this post. Just received my slice of NWA 4883 and it is easily ranks in my top 10 favorite slices in the collection. I made a super high resolution image of it (warning 4 mb file!): http://astro-artifacts.com/Astroartifacts/NWA4883/NWA-4883-10,6g-BIG.jpg You can zoom in pretty close on this scan and navigate your way through a map of eucritic bliss. What an amazing piece of space! Cheers, Mike Bandli -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Hupe Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:10 PM To: Michael Murray Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ... Hi Bernd, Jim, Michael and all who love exotic meteorites, Thank you Bernd for your great observations of NWA 4883, a fantastically gorgeous maskelynite-rich eucrite. The "pools" of maskelynite are awesome to look at through a microscope along with the rest of this beauty. Michael asked where one could see photos, click at this link and you will see the only remaining 20 pieces left with links to slices and micro close-ups: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=%22nwa +4883%22&category0= Thank you all who have purchased this truly fun meteorite from me. Happy Holidays! Greg __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ...
Hello Greg, Berndt, Michael, I'm afraid my photographic skills and equipment are too lacking to do the material justice but here are low resolution scans of my slice: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/NWA4883AEUCspideryclasts16-3gmGr-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/NWA4883AEUCspideryclasts16-3gmGregH.jpg best wishes, Jim > Hi Bernd, Jim, Michael and all who love exotic meteorites, > > Thank you Bernd for your great observations of NWA 4883, a fantastically > gorgeous maskelynite-rich eucrite. The "pools" of maskelynite are > awesome to look at through a microscope along with the rest of this > beauty. > > Michael asked where one could see photos, click at this link and you > will see the only remaining 20 pieces left with links to slices and > micro close-ups: > http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=%22nwa+4883%22&category0 > Thank you all who have purchased this truly fun meteorite from me. > > Happy Holidays! > Greg > > ===Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > NaturesVault (eBay) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.LunarRock.com > IMCA 3163 > ===Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > > > >> - Original Message - >> From: "Michael Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ... >> >> >>> Any chance you might share a pic or two? Sounds interesting. >>> >>> Michael Murray >>> micro hunter of SW Colorado >>> __ >>> 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] Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ...
Hi Bernd, Jim, Michael and all who love exotic meteorites, Thank you Bernd for your great observations of NWA 4883, a fantastically gorgeous maskelynite-rich eucrite. The "pools" of maskelynite are awesome to look at through a microscope along with the rest of this beauty. Michael asked where one could see photos, click at this link and you will see the only remaining 20 pieces left with links to slices and micro close-ups: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=%22nwa+4883%22&category0= Thank you all who have purchased this truly fun meteorite from me. Happy Holidays! Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: "Michael Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ... Any chance you might share a pic or two? Sounds interesting. Michael Murray micro hunter of SW Colorado __ 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] Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ...
Any chance you might share a pic or two? Sounds interesting. Michael Murray micro hunter of SW Colorado __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Greg Hupé's gorgeous NWA 4883 eucrite ...
I second Berndt's opinion. I have never seen a eucrite like this. My slice also captivated me under the microscope-amazing complexity and variety! Easily an order of magnitude more beautiful under the microscope than any other eucrite I've seen. Jim Baxter > .. arrived today and I must tell you that it is out-of-this-world! My > 11.9-gram endcut can keep you busy for hours!!! Its dark-brown crust > still shows traces of black, glossy fusion crust and the abundant > colorless, pale bluish or even pale greenish but *limpid* maskelynite > crystals clearly testify to its intense shock history. > > This complex, polymict eucrite breccia shows all kinds of clasts but the > most exotic feature of my endcut is what only two of the pieces showed > and what Stefan Brandes so aptly described as a "cosmic spider web": > > These elongated, acicular (augite?) crystals have an average length of > 0.7 mm but some are longer than 1 mm and some are arranged in a > star-like pattern with up to nine or ten elongate crystals radiating > from a central point or "nucleus". > > Troilite is present in some places and this endcut also sports a > medium-gray angular, lithic clast measuring a whopping 5.5 mm in longest > dimension. Under the microscope it is "marbly" in appearance. > > Furthermore there are a few tiny specks of (Ni-free) metal and another > oddity is this: > > One translucent maskelynite crystal measuring 0.9 mm contains numerous, > milky-white very small (length ca. 0.05 mm) worm-like features (almost > like rice grains) that are reminiscent of air bubbles caught in frozen > water while trying to ascend to the surface! > > What a meteorite! > > Take care, > > 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
