Hi Joe and List, NWA 4302 is one of the most beautiful diogenites I have had the luck to have acquired from Morocco. But, with a TKW of just 46 grams, there was not much to go around and sold out in 2005.
Another diogenite, NWA 5405, is even more spectacular with huge olivine crystals visible on the exterior surface. After the type sample was provided for classification, I did not want to cut the main stone, it now resides in a private collection. Adam sent an email to the List for me with a couple links to images which do not do this meteorite justice. It looks much better in person! Best regards, Greg ------- Original Message ------- >From : Joe Kerchner[mailto:[email protected]] Sent : 4/7/2010 12:20:40 AM To : [email protected] Cc : Subject : RE: [meteorite-list] NWA 4302 - very unusual matrix, unique.. Hello listees, Just wondering if anyone has any more pics of the insanely beautiful Diogenite. It is the strangest one I have ever seen. I wouls not have picked it up, the one who found this must have a terrific meteorite eye. Here is a link to a great photo of it. I want to see more. In this image you can see a little iron, and tons of green crystals and white matrix that really looks like quartz, but it's not........ http://illinoismeteorites.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1199977475 Best Wishes, Joe Kerchner ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
