[meteorite-list] AD - New Rare EL3 Paleo-Meteorite - NWA 2828

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 7 08:07:09 2006
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060907062327.03ff8708_at_usgs.gov>

What the heck is a "paleometeorite", how is it different from a
fossil meteorite, and why is NWA 2828 called this?

jeff

At 01:33 PM 9/5/2006, Greg Hupe wrote:
>Dear List Members,
>
>I am pleased to announce a new and very rare EL3 Paleo-Meteorite. It
>is NWA 2828 and was originally thought to be an aubrite but after
>additional material was cut and analyzed at the University of
>Washington and NAU, a few radial pyroxene chondrules were
>discovered. EL3's are even rarer than aubrites so the
>re-classification turned out to a pleasant surprise. What is
>interesting about NWA 2828 is the very low count of chondrules
>throughout the individual stones, less than 1%! It has taken nearly
>a year of hard work by myself and the scientists to get this
>properly classified so if you are interested, purchase your EL3
>material from the official source for NWA 2828 where you know you
>will get a great deal and the right meteorite.
>
>I have loaded 36 slices, end cuts and individuals on eBay under my
>seller name, NaturesVault. Here are the direct links to these very
>low introductory-priced specimens:
>
>NWA 2828 EL3 Meteorite Specimens:
>Slices
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025470628&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025471089&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025471402&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025471681&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025471942&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025472178&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025472471&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025472747&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025472988&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>End Cuts
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025473352&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025473778&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025474093&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025474474&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025474758&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025475050&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025475332&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025475564&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025475814&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>Individuals
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025476678&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025477096&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025477462&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025478334&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025478736&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025479083&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025479418&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025479707&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025480013&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025480437&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025480707&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025481184&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025481508&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025481910&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025486868&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025487249&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025487606&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180025487961&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
>
>In addition to these great deals, I have a number of excellent
>auctions ending tomorrow and Thursday. Be sure to check then out as
>many are still at just 99 cents.
>
>Best regards and Thank You for looking and/or bidding, I appreciate it!
>Greg
>
>====================
>Greg Hupe
>The Hupe Collection
>NaturesVault (eBay)
>gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
>IMCA 3163
>====================
>
>
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Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184
US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383
954 National Center
Reston, VA 20192, USA
Received on Thu 07 Sep 2006 06:33:24 AM PDT


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