[meteorite-list] Randsburg Iron Issues

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 8 21:03:02 2005
Message-ID: <012601c58422$12cff420$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Dear List,

My posting yesterday caused a little bit of background commotion that I want
to address. The reason for the post is several List members asked me to
keep them up to date because of their interest in California meteorites. My
post was not intended to pre-market the piece, I am just excited about the
prospect of a new meteorite and wanted to share some of my excitement. Only
a few slices were cut from the main mass with no intention of cutting more.
As anybody who really knows me will tell you, I enjoy hearing or reading
about others' good fortune as well.

Although the elements found in this meteorite have been found in other
meteorites they have not been found in more than trace amounts. These
elements were found in combinations on a microprobe not through neutron
activation which in itself is exciting. The combinations of these elements
suggest that a new mineral may have been discovered. Among some of the
elements found are:

Iron
Nickel
Chromium
Lead
Zinc
Tellurium

I believe they were found as sulfides. I am not sure since I was not at the
University of Washington during the probe session. I do know that the idea
of a transported southwestern meteorite such as Canyon Diablo has been
pretty much ruled out. The weathering also suggests dry desert conditions
above ground reinforcing the story about it being found on the lava beds
outside of Little Lake by Randsburg.

There is a lot more study to be done so everytime I announce new findings
just use the delete key if you are not interested. I will put Randsburg in
the title so that it can be filtered out if desired.

All the best,

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Adam Hupe
The Hupe Collection
Team LunarRock
IMCA 2185
raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
Received on Fri 08 Jul 2005 09:03:52 PM PDT