Francesco, Just found another reference to Lunar rock 12039 by Bunch (not a meteorite) and I stand corrected. It has a bulk SiO2 of 47.3 % and also Calcalong Creeks bulk chemestry of SiO2 is actually 47.18. So, actually, Well within the Lunar range. I'd get it tested. see link below
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23878123_Mineralogy_petrology_and_chemistry_of_lunar_rock_12039 Carl -- -- Love & Life ---- Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Francesco, This puts the Fe/Mn ratio at 74.84. This is indeed within the > Lunar range of the most famous lunar meteorite "Calcalong Creek". I possess > the results of the actual study and the range based on various samples ranges > from 67.3 to 72 so, that does not rule it out as being Lunar. The high SiO2 > makes it doubtful but, Lunars require extensive research. I'd have it tested > by a lab to be sure. Carl -- Love & Life ---- Francesco Moser <coj...@tiscali.it> wrote: > I forget Mn, sorry! > MnO 0.13% > > > Thanks > > <x>x<x>x<x> > Francesco > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: cdtuc...@cox.net [mailto:cdtuc...@cox.net] > Inviato: venerdì 6 ottobre 2017 15:50 > A: Francesco Moser <coj...@tiscali.it> > Cc: Francesco Moser via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Oggetto: Re: [meteorite-list] help me in understand analysis > > I don't see the Mn percent. That is needed to get an Fe/Mn ratio. > Carl > -- > Love & Life > > ---- Francesco Moser via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > wrote: > > Hello! > a man have send me some pictures of a dozen stones and asked me wich types of > meteorites could be. > I answered that for me those materials are terrestrial. > But he tell me that for sure the stones are lunar meteorites :) He has send > me this analysis for proving the lunar origin of the stones. > I'm not able to understand this data, please someone could take a look and > tell me if this material could be terrestrial or extra-terrestrial. > No other analysis was done on the stones. I guess that without an oxigen > isotopes abundance ratio is impossible to identify a lunar rock, isn't? > > Method LF200 > > SiO2 47.45% > Al2O3 19.42% > Fe2O3 9.73% > MgO 10.16% > CaO 8.95% > Na2O 1.75% > K2O 0.79% > TiO2 0.29% > P2O5 0.08% > Cr2O3 0.01% > Ba 110ppm > Ni 121ppm > Sc 7ppm > > I Have also a detailed list of trace elements. > > This man tell me that the presence of K2O and P2O5 confirm the > extra-terrestrial origin of the rocks. > > Thanks a lot in advance! > > <x>x<x>x<x> > Francesco > > > > > --- > Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
