Dr Bunch's exact quote "The petrography, mineral chemistry and OXYGEN ISOTOPSE clearly indicate that NWA 1839 and NWA 3133 are NOT paired, period! bingo!"

*all caps mine*

Adam,as i recall when we had discussed this matter previously you had said that further testing of 1839 - specifically isotopic concentrations other than oxygen - had suggested that the material came not fromt he CV parent body as nwa 3133 does - but rather from another carbonaceous (CO or CR iirc) - please correct me if i am not remebering any of your statements accuratly.

As much as it might surprise you I actually would be pleased to hear that nwa 3133 and 1839 are NOT paired - nothing is better to a type collector's ears than finding out there is a new type of material out there AND that it is already represented in your collection. This is why I have REPEATEDLY asked you for your data.

Are you now saying that the original oxygen data for 3133 is in question?

from the initial classification of 3133:
ä18O = 1.78, 0.92, 0.89, ä17O = -2.91, -3.67, -3.62, Ä17O = -3.84, -4.16, -4.08 per mil

Some time ago I was contacted by The Open University with a request for primitive achonderites. nwa 1839 (material provided to me by Nelson Oaks - the owner of the main mass of 1839 - NOT 'self paired' material) is one of the meteorites i provided a sample of. The data from Open University is as follows:
ä18O = 1.334, ä17O = -3.254, Ä17O = -3.948

The numbers plot on the same CV line. Open University's opinion was that the oxygen isotopse data supported the conclusion that the material originated from the CV parent body.

Is there no room for anything but your brand of pettyness on the list? Please present your data so we can have a frank, adult discussion about the origins of this unique rock and maybe just maybe list members can learn something interesting about these neat rocks instead of watching you and me trade insults.


______________________________________________
Meteorite-list mailing list
Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Reply via email to