Hello folks, below are some photobucket pics of the 17.6 g fragment I am talking about. I added them just now. the pics were rushed (my apologies), and this is my first attempt at using photobucket. let's try direct links to pics.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/gabbroman/besseynew006.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/gabbroman/besseynew003.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/gabbroman/besseynew001.jpg John -------------- Original message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -------------- > Hello all, > > This morning I finally got to look at a new fragment of a meteorite that Dean > Bessey sold as an un-cut, unclassified meteorite that is probably an LL. He > sold > about 5 small pieces an I bought one of them for about $5/g. The material was > from a new supplier, making it somewhat unique in Dean's eyes. > > The fragment has a nice black "melted" crust, not unlike many HED meteorites. > There is a pull with a strong magnet similar to an LL. Not weak, but not > strong > like an L. There are no signs of chondrules on the slightly brown-weathered > broken faces. Looks like a fair amount of orthopyroxene sticking through. > > To me it is a nice Diogenite, but I have yet to cut it. I was wondering if > anyone else who bought a piece has studied it enough to come to a conclusion? > Has anyone cut it yet either ? > > Curious, but not ready to cut. > > John > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list