With the help of John Kashuba from California who also bought a piece of this meteorite, it appears that my nice Diogenite is more like a LL4 or maybe even LL5. That would explain the metal, and lack of apparent chondrules on the weathered surface. But the crust so, so nice. :)
I'm so good at this... :( I need to stick to what I know or don't know, and not guess anymore. Thanx to John K who exposed a surface for visual analysis. One of John's pics is below. A very nice amphoterite. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/gabbroman/Bessey_R_205_Low_magnetic_22g_ground.jpg JD -------------- 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