[meteorite-list] Mercury Meteorite? plus New Lunar in Tucson

From: mark ferguson <refam_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:24 2004
Message-ID: <20030201054149.47847.qmail_at_web40210.mail.yahoo.com>

Makes one wonder if Dr Palme was being sarcastic. It'd
be really hard to get an impact ejectate off of
Mercury and this far out from the sun.
Mark



--- "rockgirl_at_twcny.rr.com" <rockgirl@twcny.rr.com>
wrote:
> Dear List Members,
>
> We promised you some surprises this year at the
> Tucson show, and here are
> the first of them.
>
> We are very pleased to announce a NEW non-NWA Lunar
> meteorite. It is
> currently awaiting classification, but viewing is
> available upon request in
> our room at the Executive Inn.
>
> In addition, Lang-Hupé Meteorites have joined forces
> to acquire the only
> available specimen of NWA 011. This ultra-rare
> eucrite-like achondrite was
> featured in an article by Shinji Inoue in the August
> 2002 issue of
> "Meteorite" magazine. In his article, Mr. Inoue
> quotes Dr. Herbert Palme
> who said "Perhaps NWA 011 is a basalt from Mercury."
>
>
> The total known weight of this meteorite is only 40
> grams, and we are able
> to offer the only specimen of NWA 011 in private
> hands. It is also
> available in our room at the Executive Inn (Room
> 130).
>
> There's more!
>
> Viewing and bidding for our silent no-reserve
> auction begins today, January
> 31, and will end on Saturday, February 8. We are
> offering over fifty rare
> and historic meteorites, about thirty of which come
> with original Nininger
> or Huss labels. All these specimens are going out
> the door with no reserve!
>
> And there's cold beer too. Please stop by and say
> hello if you will be in
> Tucson for the show.
>
> More surprises to come!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Allan and Iris Lang -- Greg and Adam Hupé
> Room 130 at the Best Western Executive Inn
> 333 West Drachman
> Tucson, Arizona
>
> Hotel phone is (520) 791-7551
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 01 Feb 2003 12:41:49 AM PST