[meteorite-list] Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience department

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:58:53 -0700
Message-ID: <0138B1BCAA064BA3BB247DBCF4C90D09_at_D190TH71>

Good luck, Joe!
And the rest of the gang, too!
Linton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Kerchner" <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience
department


> Have to head home to coach a couple soccer games in the morning, then ill
> b heading back. I have some very good intel and permission to hunt that
> land tomorrow. Wish us luck, god be willing we will recover some new
> pieces soon.
> Best Wishes,
> Joe kerchner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:10 PM
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience
> department
>
> "...UW-Madison meteorite experts Noriko Kita and Takayuki Ushikubo used
> a scanning electron microscope and X-ray spectrometer to begin to
> analyze the surface mineral composition of the rock. They identified the
> presence of magnesium, iron, and silica-containing compounds, including
> the common minerals olivine and pyroxene. They also found iron-nickel
> metal and iron sulfide, which are often seen in primitive meteorites...."
>
> Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience department
> http://www.news.wisc.edu/17969
>
> Regards,
> Eric Wichman
>
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Received on Fri 16 Apr 2010 09:58:53 PM PDT


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