The patterns are many similar to Campo del Cielo slices I have sale years ago...are you sure this is real a new iron meteorite and not a Campo del Cielo pass for another meteorite?
Matteo --- Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > Dear List, > > For those who are interested, I finally got around > to cutting the 40 pound > iron meteorite that sat in the Randsburg Rock Shop > for nearly four decades > after being found in the Little Lake area lava beds. > We took two cuts before > it completely detoothed two bandsaw blades. The > blades become immediately > worthless when they hit a weird somewhat symmetrical > silicated area. You can > see the large odd crystal shaped silicated area in > the second image. You > can also see where it pushed the band aside and > created a groove. I have > since received another blade I ordered last week in > hopes of finishing the > third and final cut. > > Image of meteorite being cut: > http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgCut.jpg > > Close-up showing silicated area: > http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgCutCloseup.jpg > > An overly done first etch showing a course pattern: > http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgEtch.jpg > > My guess is that this will be another coarse > octahedrite, possibly a IAB > with Winonaite inclusions. The next step will be to > check out the silicate > inclusion(s) on a Microprobe. The one I examined > looks exactly like a > Winonaite but that will not explain its crystalline > shape or why the blades > were destroyed. > > I will update as more research is completed, > Take Care, > > ------------------------------------ > Adam Hupe > The Hupe Collection > Team LunarRock > IMCA 2185 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.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.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ ___________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
