[meteorite-list] Important Mojave Meteorite Found

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 5 18:44:28 2004
Message-ID: <002201c47b3c$80a70460$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Hi Mike and List,

That is why it is important to have a qualified laboratory check these
things out! How may times in history has a IIAB coarsest octahedrite iron
meteorites been found within 2 miles of each other and not been paired? The
last I heard is that gravity causes water to flow down hill where it
concentrates making meteorites found in basins more susceptible to
weathering.

All the best,

Adam



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Important Mojave Meteorite Found


> Adam, I find it impossible to believe that the piece is paired with Old
> Woman.
> that meteorite is PERFECT, complete and looks like it fell yesterday.
> I would guess that this piece is a much older different meteorite.
> Moisture is more prevalent in the Mohave at higher elevations, and never
for
> long periods, even if it was in a low area, it would only be wet for a few
> weeks.
> I think it must be a different meteorite.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:09 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Important Mojave Meteorite Found
>
>
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I promised to announce a few things of interest as laboratory results
> come
> > in so here is the first of many important announcements to come:
> >
> > I recently received laboratory confirmation regarding a meteorite that
was
> > found within a few miles of the famous Old Woman Meteorite. When I
first
> > examined the stone I was not even sure it was meteoritic but it was
> magnetic
> > and dense. It reminded me of iron shale I had seen in other iron type
> > meteorites so I broke off a small piece and diamond lapped it. When I
saw
> a
> > few elemental metal flakes imbedded in the shale, I knew with 90%
> certainty
> > it was a weathered iron meteorite so I sent a piece in for
classification.
> > Here are a few images with explanations.
> >
> > This image shows where weathering has delaminated the crystalline
> structure.
> > If you look carefully you can see 10 mm sized bands forming a triangular
> > pattern. What is interesting is that the original Old Woman meteorite
has
> a
> > 10 mm bandwidth making it a coarsest octahedrite. The reason this
> specimen
> > is more weathered than the original find is that it was found at a lower
> > elevation where moisture is more prevalent.
> >
> > Freshly found Old Woman IIAB Iron meteorite, image one:
> > http://themeteoritesite.com/oldwoman.jpg
> >
> > The second image shows the side with less weathering and more elemental
> > iron:
> > http://themeteoritesite.com/Oldwoman2.jpg
> >
> > I hope you enjoyed the images and will take any advice on what to do
with
> > this very special meteorite. Should I donate it and if so where?
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> > Adam Hupe
> > The Hupe Collection
> > Team LunarRock
> > IMCA 2185
> > raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Thu 05 Aug 2004 06:35:24 PM PDT