I picked up the smallest complete (I consider complete to mean fully crusted) individual of Chergach I have ever seen. Its fully crusted, oriented and has a roll over lip. It weighs in at 0.14 grams.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5004-4.jpg Hope everyone is doing well. Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Tue, 3/29/11, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete Meteorite? > To: "'Meteorite List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:13 PM > Of course, there is a continuum of > meteorite sizes down through > micrometeorites to dust, all of which have been collected > on Earth. The > smallest named meteorite found on Earth may be Yamato 8333, > at 10 mg. There > are perhaps a dozen more, all Antarctic, below 100 mg. > > In Rubin and Grossman (2010), we assert that > micrometeorites are meteorites, > and we set the lower size limit for micrometeorites at 10 > micrometers. Such > a particle, if chondritic, would weigh a few > nanograms. So I would > therefore assert that the smallest collected meteorite > weighs ~1 ng. > > The word "complete" is the difficult part of this > question. I don't know > what it means. > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:meteorite- > > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of MEM > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:22 PM > > To: Michael Gilmer; Ruben Garcia > > Cc: Meteorite List > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete > Meteorite? > > > > I believe there was a .3 gram Canadian find on a snow > bank. It was only > > noticed > > by virtue of the contrast and if I recall the > finder was a > > technician/scientist > > in the astronomy/space program field(???) walking out > of his work to go > > home. I > > don't know the name or where-abouts, I only recall > reading the story. > > This > > would so far as I know be the smallest find/fall > single stone class ever > > documented. > > > > Elton > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Michael Gilmer <[email protected]> > > > To: Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> > > > Cc: Meteorite List <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 12:58:45 PM > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Smallest Complete > Meteorite? > > > > > > Hi Ruben and List, > > > > > > That is an awesome little Holbrook. I have > a Chergach pea that is > > > only a little bigger than your Holbrook pea. > > > > > > I'm not sure if a spheroid counts as a > meteorite, but I have a vial > > > full of CD spheroids and some of them are > much smaller than a poppy > > > seed. > > > > > > Best regards and happy huntings, > > > > > > MikeG > > > > > > -- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & > Ironworks Meteorites > > > > > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > > > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > > > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > > > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > > > EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of- > > meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/29/11, Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > After seeing this tiny Holbrook meteorite I > found - I started > > > > wondering. What is the smallest > complete meteorite? > > > > > > > > Here's mine > > > > > > >http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii35/meteoritemall/?action=view&curr > > ent=met006.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > This one has got to be in the > running... > > > > > > > > This tiny individual plus two more > (all about the same size) > > combined > > > > don't even weigh a tenth of a gram on > my scale. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rock On! > > > > > > > > Ruben Garcia > > > > > > > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > > > > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > > > > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
