[meteorite-list] NWA 869
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:35 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV144ZNuIkdg000029166_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_001F_01C32F3E.6105BE30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Greg and list, Hope all is well there Greg. I have enjoyed your Meteorite Magazine arti= cles and hope to see more in the future. (Note to other list members: Gr= eg has written a few articles on carbonaceous meteorites). NWA869 has recieved several classifications. Lately it has been classifi= ed as an L3.8-L6 Breccia. Alan Rubin is pretty steadfast that it is not = a breccia and at first classified is an L4 and then came back with an L5 = classfication. As NWA787 it was classified as an L6. I will conceed to = Rubin as he knows a lot more then I do (and has an electron microscope). = I have two thin sections of the meteorite, the light part and the darker= part and to me, they do appear to be different. I do not see the L3.8 i= n the lighter thin section, while it does look somewhat like that in the = hand specimens. The chondrules just are not that defined (in my opinion)= . I would probley agree with an L4-L6 breccia classification). I havent= seen any of the redish matrix in a thin seciton however and have wondere= d how it will look. How many NWA869's have been recovered? No one knows, thousands for sure.= I have seen boxes of it in Tucson and Denver for two years now. Whats the total weight? Unknown, probley 500 kilos (just a guess). Perh= aps Dean might know how much he has went through....he has sold more of t= his meteorite then anyone. =20 It is one of the nicest meteorites that has came out of Africa. Have the= re only been 5-10kilos, I have no doults it would retail at $2.00-$4.00 a= gram. Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com ----- Original Message ----- From: GShanos_at_aol.com Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:28 PM To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 Dear List Members: What is the current status (classification) of NWA 869? I have a rather = large slice with an L4 label. Is it still an L4? Found 2001. What is t= he total know weight? How many individuals? Look forward to hearing fr= om "ya all". Sincerely Greg Shanos Sarasota, FL ------=_NextPart_001_001F_01C32F3E.6105BE30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Hello Greg and= list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope all is well there Greg. I = have enjoyed your Meteorite Magazine articles and hope to see more in the= future. (Note to other list members: Greg has written a few articl= es on carbonaceous meteorites).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>NWA869 has r= ecieved several classifications. Lately it has been classified as a= n L3.8-L6 Breccia. Alan Rubin is pretty steadfast that it is not a = breccia and at first classified is an L4 and then came back with an L5 cl= assfication. As NWA787 it was classified as an L6. I will con= ceed to Rubin as he knows a lot more then I do (and has an electron micro= scope). I have two thin sections of the meteorite, the light part a= nd the darker part and to me, they do appear to be different. I do = not see the L3.8 in the lighter thin section, while it does look somewhat= like that in the hand specimens. The chondrules just are not that = defined (in my opinion). I would probley agree with an L4-L6 brecci= a classification). I havent seen any of the redish matrix in a thin= seciton however and have wondered how it will look.</DIV> <DIV> </D= IV> <DIV>How many NWA869's have been recovered? No one knows, thous= ands for sure. I have seen boxes of it in Tucson and Denver for two= years now.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Whats the total weight? Un= known, probley 500 kilos (just a guess). Perhaps Dean might know ho= w much he has went through....he has sold more of this meteorite then any= one. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is one of the nicest meteorit= es that has came out of Africa. Have there only been 5-10kilos, I h= ave no doults it would retail at $2.00-$4.00 a gram.</DIV> <DIV> </D= IV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.MeteoriteArticles.= com">www.MeteoriteArticles.com</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE st= yle=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LE= FT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial= ">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; F= ONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> GShanos_at_aol.com</DIV> <DIV st= yle=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 09, 2003 10:28 PM</DIV= > <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> meteorite-list_at_meteoritecent= ral.com</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-= list] NWA 869</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT l= ang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dear List Members:<BR>= <BR>What is the current status (classification) of NWA 869? I have = a rather large slice with an L4 label. Is it still an L4? Fou= nd 2001. What is the total know weight? How many individuals?= Look forward to hearing from "ya all".<BR><BR>Sincerely<BR>G= reg Shanos<BR>Sarasota, FL<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_001F_01C32F3E.6105BE30-- Received on Tue 10 Jun 2003 11:52:25 AM PDT |
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