Thanks for the info guys, does anyone know who the "mineral collector" that purchased it in 2001 is providing that person is also the main mass holder.
Rob Wesel ------------------ We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:07 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Zinder Pallasite Hi Rob and List, > I am trying to track down information on a pallasite named Zinder. > Outside of a few references to it I am unable to find a thing. Google > fizzles out, the CatMet doesn't list it. Any info is appreciated. Z I N D E R - Pal, W1; pyroxene-rich Niger, 13� 47' N / 008� 58' E Find 1999 / TKW: 46 gr; 1 mass A 46 g, mostly crusted meteorite, was found in a field outside Zinder, Niger and purchased in 2001 by a mineral collector. Precise site location is unknown. Description and classification (J. Wittke and T. Bunch, NAU): Unusually high abundance of orthopyroxene; modal analyses: opx, 28 vol%; ol, 27 vol%; metal, 44 vol%; sulfide, 1.0 vol%; chromite, < 0.1 vol%. Olivine, mg# = 89, molar Fe/Mn = 32; opx, mg# = 87, Wo2.2; molar Fe/Mn = 20. Metal, Ni = 7.15 wt%; Co = 0.58 wt%. Chromite, Cr2O3 = 60.1 wt%; molar Cr/(Cr + Al) = 0.85. Weathering grade, W1. Specimens, main mass with owner; type specimen 5.8 g, one polished mount, and one thin section, NAU - original weight was 9.54 g (Met.Bull. 87, Jul 2003, A212). ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
