hello all my Dalgaranga ;-) http://it.geocities.com/meteoriti20002/DALGARANGAGR.1.510.JPG
Matteo --- Bernd Pauli HD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob wrote: > > > Australian mesosiderite individual named > Dalgaranga, and was > > reliably informed by the curator that "this is the > only metallic > > specimen of Dalgaranga in existence", with all the > remaining 10 kg > > being shale and completely oxidised mesosiderite. > If that's the case, > > I'm well pleased to be the present owner, but does > anyone know if > > that's so, or of any other metallic Dalgaranga > specimens out there? > > Hello Rob and List, > > It's fairly consistent with what the Catalogue says. > One specimen of > 40 g was preserved in the Simpson collection. During > a search in 1960, > not in but around the crater, 207 fragments were > recovered, total > weight 1.1 kg. The largest weighed 57g and about > half of the 1.1 kg > were oxidised irons and half mesosiderite. Within > the crater 280 > fragments, totalling about 20 lb were collected, all > of which proved > to be highly oxidised mesosiderites. > > So your specimen may be the one wrighing 40 > grams or the other one weighing 57 grams. > > > I've linked through to some pictures below > > that I thought you might like to see. > > Congratulations! Beautiful, rare specimen! > > > Cheers, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
