[meteorite-list] AD- Two new lunar meteorites and one deal of anauction

From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:59:05 +0000
Message-ID: <CAJkn+kadA+HmHYWAMnWx9vds3EaMP2mhXSKxqNoivNVYfQegSA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Yes....some of the best Lunar samples I have ever seen.

G

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 10:37 PM, John Lutzon <jl at lutzon.com> wrote:
>
> Matt,
>
> Dear man! where is your conscience!, how can you tempt us with these
> Beauties? I've just made arrangements to sell the wife and dogs.
>
> Real special items Matt--thanks.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mail at mhmeteorites.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 3:57 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD- Two new lunar meteorites and one deal of
> anauction
>
>
> Ending today is a nice piece of Norton County with no reserve.
> Currently at just over 10/g. The piece has a museum label and catalog
> number.
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221181012827&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT>
>
> I also have two unpaired lunar meteorites to offer.
>
> NWA 7493 - Lunar, feldspathic breccia
> found 2011, Morocco
>
> 503 grams total weight
> This is an unpaired, beautiful fragmental lunar breccia composed
> primarily of quenched melt clasts and calcic plagioclase grains. There
> are numerous scattered olivine and zoned pyroxene grains throughout,
> rare grains of exsolved pigeonite, ilmenite, Ti-chromite, troilite,
> silica polymorph and iron metal. Shock melt domains are common
> containing plagioclase grains set in a matrix of quench crystals. Also
> contains lunar "granophyre" clasts.
>
> Two complete slices available here:
> http://mhmeteorites.com/museum_gallery.html
>
> I have a couple small slices but I don't have pics ready yet. Please
> email for details.
>
> NWA 7611 - Lunar, mingled breccia
> Microprobe examination of a polished 7 ? 2 cm sawn slice and a
> separate polished mount shows a fragmental breccia of plagioclase,
> pyroxene, and olivine grains in a wide range of grain sizes. A
> prominent ~1-cm pyroxene-plagioclase gabbroic clast was observed as
> well as several smaller gabbroic fragments. One small clast consists
> of intergrown hedenbergite+fayalite+silica (after pyroxferroite). The
> groundmass is variable with some domains showing a uniform
> fine-grained subophitic plagioclase-pyroxene texture, while other
> domains show densely packed mineral clasts ranging from 10-300 ?m.
> There are several sharp boundaries between the various textural
> domains, with at least two compositionally distinct olivine
> populations, and a wide range of pyroxene compositions, indicating
> multiple lithologies of a mingled fragmental breccia. Accessory
> ilmenite, silica polymorph, minor zircon, troilite, Ti-bearing
> chromite, Ni-free iron metal and kamacite are present.
>
> One HUGE slice available here: http://mhmeteorites.com/museum_gallery.html
>
> I will be cutting my other slice down into smaller part slices.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
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