[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:24:44 -0700
Message-ID: <80659e1a0910061424l7b5bd4b6r9365ae6f6185e3d2_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hey Greg and List,

I love all these guesses - Lots of knowledge on here keep them coming!




On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Grag and List,
>
> I love all these guesses - Lots of knowledge on here keep them coming!
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Ruben and List:
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>> For my final answer=2C I say a metal rich diogenite like NWA 3106 (~12% met=
>> al).=A0 I'm going out on a limb here.=A0 Perhaps it contains sub-rounded cl=
>> asts.
>>
>> This is fun - we need more of these where list member can guess.
>>
>> Greg S.
>>
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>>> Date: Tue=2C 6 Oct 2009 09:30:05 -0700
>>> From: mrmeteorite at gmail.com
>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a possib=
>> le"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
>>>
>>> Wow=2C thanks Paul=2C Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest=
>> ?on
>>> my meteorite.
>>> I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool
>>> find watever it is.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 9:27 AM=2C Ruben Garcia ?wrote:
>>>> Wow=2C thanks Sonny=2C Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my =
>> meteorite.
>>>> I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool
>>>> find watever it is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue=2C Oct 6=2C 2009 at 8:58 AM=2C ? wrote:
>>>>> Hi Ruben=2C Rob and List=2C
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt t=
>> hat
>>>>> this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on=
>> ?what
>>>>> type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and
>>>>> polished face. My first impression of the cut face ?reminded me of a
>>>>> ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rul=
>> e out
>>>>> a ureilite=2C unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the wea=
>> thered
>>>>> appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be=2C =
>> it will
>>>>> be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2 cents worth poll : )
>>>>>
>>>>> #1 Ureilite
>>>>> #2 Lodranite
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sonny
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ruben=2C
>>>>>
>>>>> Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal=2C
>>>>> large olivine phenocrysts=2C and even a lonely chondrule. The presence
>>>>> of that chondrule would seem=2C by definition=2C to rule out an achondr=
>> ite
>>>>> classification=2C although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and
>>>>> paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725=2C GRA 98028).
>>>>> But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large
>>>>> olivine phenocrysts=2C so I would be inclined to rule out this
>>>>> classification.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?"
>>>>>
>>>>> :D ?--Rob
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Ruben
>>>>> Garcia
>>>>> Sent: Monday=2C October 05=2C 2009 1:15 PM
>>>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a
>>>>> possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all=2C
>>>>>
>>>>> On September 24=2C 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most
>>>>> important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably
>>>>> a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can
>>>>> definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently
>>>>> being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie =96 so we will soon know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is a link
>>>>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This past weekend =96 in an attempt to find more - I put together a tea=
>> m
>>>>> of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller=2C Sonny Clary=2C Stan Wall=
>> =2C
>>>>> Del Waterbury=2C Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately=2C between the
>>>>> rains and mud we came up empty.
>>>>>
>>>>> After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison
>>>>> we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head
>>>>> east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico
>>>>> where no finds have been recorded.
>>>>>
>>>>> We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del
>>>>> examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and
>>>>> it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find
>>>>> one and then shortly after I did too.
>>>>>
>>>>> We think this may prove to be a =93NEW=94 and very fresh New Mexico=3D2
>>>>> 0Strewn
>>>>> field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these
>>>>> beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take a look
>>>>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ruben Garcia
>>>>> Phoenix=2C Arizona
>>>>> WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net
>>>>>
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