Hello Peter,
I suspect it could be "Wellman c" though I can't certify.
These were the most often offered for sale some 10 to 15+ years ago by
various dealers (D. New, B. Reed....).
Wellman a, b, d and e were rare, if ever offered.
Here is the writeup of my "Wellman c" full slice (67.2 g), as obtained
from B. Reed in 2004:
WELLMAN (c) (Texas, H4), found 1964; tkw: 10@40+kg.
History and scientific significance.
Though recorded as found in 1964 by Huss, Eugene Cornelius recovered
many specimens of Wellman (c) in the 50's. To date, 10 distinctly
different meteorites were found in the Terry County area near Wellman.
This is a great American meteorite that is typical of the weathered,
rusty specimens found across the Great Plains region.
Sample description. 86x55x7 mm full slice, black section, lots of
metal spots, veined, orange & brown crust. AML label & # H39.452 (G.
Huss) painted on edge.
Note that, since, "Wellman f", a H3.5, was discovered. Here is part of
the writeup I have for that one:
WELLMAN (f) (Texas, H3.5)(S2W2), 1999
Around 1999, a cotton farmer uncovered a 16.4 kg stone while plowing
about a half-mile south of Wellman, Texas. He kept the stone in his
garage until 2004, when he contacted McCartney Taylor, who identified
the stone as a meteorite.
Since this is the 6th stone meteorite found near Wellman, it has been
provisionally given the identifier of "(f)".
Hope this brings some help.
Best personal wishes,
Zelimir
--
Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Université de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. LPI-GSEC,
3, Rue A. Werner,
F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94
Peter Davidson <p.david...@nms.ac.uk> a écrit :
Hello Friends
I wonder if anyone on the list can help me with some information
about the famous collector Glenn Huss. I have been working on the
collection recently and came across a specimen which we have now
discovered is linked to the collection of Glenn Huss by dint of
having a Huss Catalogue Number on the specimen . It is a specimen of
the Wellman meteorite and was purchase from the mineral dealer David
New of Montana in 1977 as part of a larger consignment which also
included two other meteorites (Wiluna and Allende) as well as
several mineral specimens. The Catalogue of Meteorites (CoM) lists
five Wellman entries (a,b,c,d and e) I was wondering which one ours
could fit into. It is clearly an H type chondrite but whether it is
H4 or H5 I can't really tell. I wondered if the catalogue of the
Huss collection exists somewhere and wondered if I could match up
the Huss number on our specimen with the register number in the
catalogue. I am also keen to add any additional information into our
own database here. All replies will be gratefully received.
PS Notice I have resisted talking about the death of Margaret
Thatcher (oops!)
Cheers
Peter Davidson
Curator of Minerals
National Museums Collection Centre
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Edinburgh
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