Matteo, What an insult! The only thing this meteorite has in common with a Campo is that it is a coarse octahedrite iron meteorite, a very well represented type of iron. I was more concerned that it might be a transported Canyon Diablo at first but it looks completely different with a much courser pattern, even of greater bandwidth than that of a Campo. The good people who offered this meteorite have a perfect reputation, are not even known for selling meteorites and their story is verifiable. Just because some meteorite dealers we all know are willing to pull a bait-and-switch and fake provenance doesn't mean honest folks will. On top of that, not a single flake of iron shale fell off of this meteorite even after being transported half way across the US. The weathering is more like that of a dry desert than that of a swampy Campo field find.
If in doubt, check it out! Regards, ------------------------------------ Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some Images of the Randsburg California Iron > 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 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
