Dear List, Mike wrote:
I bet Adam thought he had a lunar with that one. Luckily, I first saw NWA 5234 in bright sunlight and had a loop handy. I knew from looking at the less shocked basaltic portions that it wasn't lunar. Admittedly, the translucent crust did make my heart skip at first. The Moroccan dealer believed me when I told him it wasn't a lunar but I still paid a hefty price since it was different. It reminded me of a Cat Mountain version of an achondrite. An interesting note is that this same dealer had a large weathered Martian Shergottite in the same pile as NWA 5234. After observing the sparkling Masklenite on a broken surface, I told him what I thought it was and then his asking price went through the roof. I could have said nothing and got it for a decent price but I do not operate this way. Although the Shergottite looked badly weathered on the outside, I observed slices of it several months later after another dealer purchased it and cut it into slices. The interior portion looked very fresh once you got past the weathering rind. I guess you cannot judge a book by its cover. Best Regards, Adam ______________________________________________ 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
