Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297

2010-02-28 Thread Linton Rohr
, February 26, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297 Hi MikeG and List, A little background as to my modestly trained eye when looking at suspect 'meteorites' anywhere I go including Morocco. I have spent thousands of hours behind the lense of my old fashioned

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297

2010-02-26 Thread Greg Hupe
@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297 Hi Greg and List, Very unusual and interesting specimen Greg. One thing that strikes me with some of these ungrouped meteorites (and even some like Lodranites), is how

[meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297

2010-02-25 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, I would like to announce a new Ungrouped Achondrite, NWA 5297. NWA 5297 is an Ungrouped Achondrite that was found in Morocco in early 2008. A total of nine small dark stones were collected with a combined Total Known Weight of just 130 grams. NWA 5297 does not fit in any of

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Ungrouped Achondrite - NWA 5297

2010-02-25 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Greg and List, Very unusual and interesting specimen Greg. One thing that strikes me with some of these ungrouped meteorites (and even some like Lodranites), is how they superficially resemble a weathered OC on the outside. I wonder how many of these oddballs I have overlooked in my