[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:11:07 -0700
Message-ID: <80659e1a0910060511k2d360a43g2ebfc3068b356a5e_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Melanie,

I don't know for sure, however she was leading me around as I held her
leash when I made this find.




On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Melanie Matthews
<spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> LOL=20
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> So has Hopper ever shown any inclination to hunt for or shown interest in a=
> ny other meteorites besides that one stone she found?=20
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> So anyway=2C congrats on your new fine!=20
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>> Date: Mon=2C 5 Oct 2009 16:32:22 -0700
>> From: mrmeteorite at gmail.com
>> To: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com
>> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find
>>
>> Yes=2C Hopper and I will buy you lunch if you are right. I'd have to
>> consult her to give anymore as she was there at the time of finding
>> and so half the stone is hers....
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:27 PM=2C ?wrote:
>>> My guess is still a mesosiderite...any prizes for the correct guess when=
> ?ASU confirm? ?=3B-)
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Graham
>>>
>>> ---- Ruben Garcia ?wrote:
>>>> Thanks Jason=2C
>>>> I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 4:03 PM=2C Jason Utas ?wrote:
>>>>> Yo=2C
>>>>> An acapulcoite might have a chondrule=2C but a lodranite=2C given the
>>>>> increased metamorphism=2C highly doubtful.
>>>>> That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain
>>>>> size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism.
>>>>> I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta.
>>>>> ?I suppose it could be a CB/CH=2C though - but the olivine would sugge=
> st
>>>>> otherwise.
>>>>> Nice find=2C regardless.
>>>>> Regards=2C
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:52 PM=2C Ruben Garcia ?wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Bernd and Greg=2C
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has
>>>>>> about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite
>>>>>> but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon=2C Oct 5=2C 2009 at 3:32 PM=2C ? wrote:
>>>>>>> Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Ruben and List=2C
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes=2C maybe a ureilite like the Hup=E9s' NWA 2624 but where are the=
> ?triple junctions?
>>>>>>> You would expect a lot of olivine grains with "sets" of three olivin=
> e grains that meet
>>>>>>> in triple junctions of 120=B0 (3 x 120=B0 =3D 360=B0).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bernd
>>>>>>>
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