[meteorite-list] Smallest Complete Meteorite?

From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:26:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <386926.46116.qm_at_web46413.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

I picked up the smallest complete (I consider complete to mean fully crusted) individual of Chergach I have ever seen.
Its fully crusted, oriented and has a roll over lip.
It weighs in at 0.14 grams.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5004-4.jpg

Hope everyone is doing well.

Greg Catterton
www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
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--- On Tue, 3/29/11, Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov> wrote:

> From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete Meteorite?
> To: "'Meteorite List'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:13 PM
> Of course, there is a continuum of
> meteorite sizes down through
> micrometeorites to dust, all of which have been collected
> on Earth.? The
> smallest named meteorite found on Earth may be Yamato 8333,
> at 10 mg.? There
> are perhaps a dozen more, all Antarctic, below 100 mg.
>
> In Rubin and Grossman (2010), we assert that
> micrometeorites are meteorites,
> and we set the lower size limit for micrometeorites at 10
> micrometers.? Such
> a particle, if chondritic, would weigh a few
> nanograms.? So I would
> therefore assert that the smallest collected meteorite
> weighs ~1 ng.?
>
> The word "complete" is the difficult part of this
> question.? I don't know
> what it means.
>
> Jeff
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-
> > list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> On Behalf Of MEM
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:22 PM
> > To: Michael Gilmer; Ruben Garcia
> > Cc: Meteorite List
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete
> Meteorite?
> >
> > I believe there was a .3 gram Canadian find on a snow
> bank.? It was only
> > noticed
> > by virtue of? the contrast and if I recall the
> finder was a
> > technician/scientist
> > in the astronomy/space program field(???) walking out
> of his work to go
> > home.? I
> > don't know the name or where-abouts, I only recall
> reading the story.
> > This
> > would so far as I know be the smallest find/fall
> single stone class ever
> > documented.
> >
> > Elton
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> > > To: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > > Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 12:58:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete
> Meteorite?
> > >
> > > Hi Ruben and List,
> > >
> > > That is an awesome little Holbrook.? I have
> a? Chergach pea that is
> > > only a little bigger than your Holbrook pea.
> > >
> > > I'm? not sure if a spheroid counts as a
> meteorite, but I have a vial
> > > full of CD? spheroids and some of them are
> much smaller than a poppy
> > > seed.
> > >
> > > Best? regards and happy huntings,
> > >
> > > MikeG
> > >
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> > >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On? 3/29/11, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >? Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > After seeing this tiny Holbrook meteorite I
> found - I? started
> > > > wondering. What is the smallest
> complete? meteorite?
> > > >
> > > > Here's mine
> > > >
> > >http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/meteoritemall/?action=view&curr
> > ent=met006.jpg
> > >
> > > >
> > > >? This one has got to be in the
> running...
> > > >
> > > > This tiny individual? plus two more
> (all about the same size)
> > combined
> > > > don't even weigh a? tenth of a gram on
> my scale.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Rock On!
> > > >
> > > >? Ruben Garcia
> > > >
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> > > >?
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