Just to confirm that a suspicious name like Phlogopite has been confirmed to NOT be another name for "snake oil"...I looked it up and it(phlogoplite) is a name for a rare iron poor mica (a mineral).
A mica rich meteorite? Does this give the possibility that water might have been involved in the formation/transformation of this rock? Maybe not...just curious. I thought micas were sometimes caused/triggered by water intrusion into a magma? John > Dear List Members, > > This weeks rare material special is NWA 1235, a strange ungrouped > Phlogopite-bearing Enstatite achondrite. > > It is classified as an ungrouped Phlogopite-bearing Enstatite Achondrite, in > other words a unique one-of-a-kind meteorite with a Total Known Weight (TKW) > of only 80 grams. We were lucky to get a few grams of this material in > trade for some planetary specimens so it was not an inexpensive acquisition. > We are keeping the largest piece for our collection and are offering the > rest. This meteorite is even odder than NWA 011, which garnered a lot of > press in the last couple years after speculation it may have originated from > the planet Mercury. Just like NWA 011 the parent body is unknown. It will > be interesting to see where the O-isotopes place it. We were told the > finder is keeping the rest in his collection so very little will be > available so now may be the time to bid. We are starting all of the NWA > 1235 specimens out at just .99 and will let the market decide their value. > > In this weeks auction we are also introducing nine never before offered > meteorites. To see these just look for "NEW" in the title and to see this > week's special look at "NWA1235". Link to eBay auctions below: > > Action Link: > http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/ > > Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck. > > All the best, > > Adam and Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > IMCA 2185 > > > > > ______________________________________________ > 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
