RE: [meteorite-list] Mystery Achondrite Found in Amgala Batch

[tracy latimer]

Congratulations on your possible lunar!  For those of us who have never 
owned a piece of lunar larger than a crumb, what distinguishing visual 
characteristics make it different from, say, a piece of Bensour (which, at 
first glance, your new rock resembles.)  They're both largely a nice glowing 
white, from what I can see, with or without dark shock veins.

Tracy Latimer


After going through our last batch of completely crusted Amgala chondrite
specimens we came across this achondrite.  I guess it pays to use a magnet
and a microscope to look at each and every specimen.  After a magnet was 
not
the least bit attracted to this stone we examined it under a microscope and
saw a thin translucent caramel colored crust with contraction cracks.  We
ground a small edge and were shocked by what we saw next.  It looks almost
like NWA 482 but brighter with what appears to be a pure white anorthosite
matrix.  This possible lunar is absolutely gorgeous and fresh!  Now we know
what Robert Haag must of felt like when he ground a corner off of Calcalong
Creek.  It will now be a game of hurry up and wait for lab results.
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Adam and Greg Hupe
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