Matteo, I was just informed by a respected list member that this "fall" is in South Africa, and not Morocco. I haven't been there, but I don't believe South Africa has the harsh conditions like Morocco.
Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MARK BOSTICK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] First report of a New Fall! > Hello Mark > > If you want I put some photos of my NWA I have here, > have the same desert crust visible in the photo, I not > see the different. El Hammami, Zag, and other > meteorites from desert have a fresh fusion crust and > matrix. If this is a real fall this not have a fresh > crust and the same a matrix. When I have find my > Tessera, some pieces they had the black crust,and for > this had thought that they came from the big bolide > seen it pass 2 first weeks, but the examination to the > isotopes did not given confirmation that this was a > recent fall. I am sorry but this meteorite is not > paired to other recent or old falls in Africa, the > crust in the desert go out after many years, never see > a Bensour with crust weathered after only few months, > is all complete and fresh, the same for Zag, after 1 > year the crust is fresh. In this image this is not > visible, is paired to other normaly NWA I have here > and see in many other dealers sites. > Regards > > > Matteo > > --- MARK BOSTICK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Matteo and List, > > > > Matteo wrote: "I have see the photo and is many > > strange this pieces > > not have a fresh crust - type Bensour or Hadeja - if > > is fall few months ago, is many similar to normaly > > NWA > > finds in desert." > > > > Depending on the region of the fall it would not > > surprize me not to see nice > > Bensour like crust on this meteorite. Most of the > > Bensour and Hadeja > > meteorites were picked up within days of fall, July > > 21, 2002 is several > > months and plenty of time for desert wind and sand > > to have stripped most of > > the crust off of many of the meteorites. > > > > Matteo also wrote "However I have asked a piece of > > 10 gr. to observe > > better." > > > > Could you explain what you plan to do to observe it > > better. Since another > > team has made it to the strewn field I am sure we > > will hear more on this > > fall in a short time. > > > > Congradulations on the recovery to Adam and Greg > > Hupe. It is not often we > > see an H4 with a light colored matrix, as it appears > > in the photo. > > > > Mark Bostick > > > ===== > 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://members.ebay.com/aboutme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
