Re: [meteorite-list] Morocco New Fall Dec. 20, 2008
Hello Don, It is well about the same fall. The names of Tamdaght and Tichka were both used. The name which will be officially kept is that of Tamdakht, village the closest to the point of fall. The spelling Tamdaght and Tamdakht both exist, but the name writes Tamdakht is closer of the pronunciation of the Arabic name (to pronounce Tam Dart). Best wishes, Philippe www.meteoritica.com Hi List. Excuse my ignorance here as maybe I been hanging in the dark Caves in Pakistan too long and may have missed some of the emails here on this New Fall. My question: Is the Tamdaght Meteorite the same as the Tichka Meteorite? I am assuming they are from the same Fall but maybe from different found locations and that Tichka was a provisional name and now Tamdaght is now the real name? Bit confused here. Can anyone set me straight on this? Thank you Sincerely Don Merchant __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] big claxton on ebay
$2,000 piece, ONE DOLLAR- NO RESERVE CHEAP on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=STRK:MESELX:ITitem=290290695788 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD
Dear List Members, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a NEW Lunar Impact Melt Breccia, NWA 5406. I have priced this at super competitive rates to help kick off the start of the Tucson Show, be sure to check below for introductory pricing and classification information! Analysis performed on this meteorite indicates that it is, ...(one of) the first lunar meteorite(s) that could pass for a sample of lunar soil from Apollo 16 [1972] and, therefore, likely contains a small component of the same iron meteorite (that is, ASTEROIDAL meteoritic origin) that is found in Apollo 16 rocks and soil. Here is the list of all of the NWA 5406 specimens for you to consider (19 total): NWA 5406 Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia: 81.3g Complete Stone (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3b.jpg 70.1g end cut (3 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1b.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1c.jpg 30.3g end cut (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3b.jpg 8.656g compete slice (polished 2 sides) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_656.jpg 8.588g compete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_588.jpg 7.706g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-7_706.jpg 6.364g complete slice (polished 1 side, unpolished side nice)(2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364b.jpg 5.398g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-5_398.jpg 1.928g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_928.jpg 1.436g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_436.jpg 1.370g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_370.jpg 1.330g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_330.jpg 1.320g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_320.jpg 446mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_446.jpg 416mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_416.jpg 378mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_378.jpg 268mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_268.jpg 260mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_260.jpg 244mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_244.jpg 222mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_222.jpg Introductory Pricing: Complete Stone - Contact me. End Cuts - Contact me. Complete Slices - 5g to 9g $750.00/g Part Slices - 2g and lower $950.00/g If you are interested in any of these, please contact me Off List. Thank You! Here is the classification, description and photographs I have for NWA 5406: NWA 5406 is a Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia meteorite found near Siksou Mountain in Western Sahara (Morocco) in 2007. It consists of 6 stones paired with the two stones of NWA 4936. This lunar specimen contains an unusually large amount of free iron for a lunar sample and has many small vesicles within the melt veins. Image of 10.8-gram polished complete slice of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406slice.jpg Image of thin section in cross-polarized light of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406TS.jpg A lead scientist writes, NWA 4936(NWA 5406) is (one of) the first lunar meteorite(s) that could pass for a sample of lunar soil from Apollo 16 [1972] and, therefore, likely contains a small component of the same iron meteorite (that is, ASTEROIDAL meteoritic origin) that is found in Apollo 16 rocks and soil. Initially there was some confusion concerning the combined Total Known Weight (TKW) of pairings of NWA 4936/5406 due to mismanaged distribution of the original eight stones by a Moroccan dealer. Eventually the puzzle was put together. After thorough searches of the find site, it has been established that there are eight individual stones that together constitute NWA 5406 (six stones 281g) and NWA 4936 (two complete stones 179g and one 20g type sample from one of the NWA 5406 stones) for a combined Total Known Weight of 480 grams. Two of the eight stones (179g total) were purchased in 2007 by a collector, who removed 20 grams from one of these complete stones and submitted it to a second scientist for classification without realizing the material had already been classified. Months later the two classifying scientists were able to piece together the puzzle when the final four stones were purchased, and another 20 grams was submitted and classified under the NWA 5406 designation. Luckily, all eight stones were proved to come
Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD
I never get tired of looking at lunars! Thanks, Greg. The analysis comment: lacking obvious fusion crust - some of the pictures, esp. the first and third down compared to the fourth at WUSL, look pretty dark. Is that just the dark matrix? Secondary fusion? Weathered, glassy surface? Cheers, Pete From: gmh...@htn.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:14:13 -0500 Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD Dear List Members, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a NEW Lunar Impact Melt Breccia, NWA 5406. I have priced this at super competitive rates to help kick off the start of the Tucson Show, be sure to check below for introductory pricing and classification information! Analysis performed on this meteorite indicates that it is, ...(one of) the first lunar meteorite(s) that could pass for a sample of lunar soil from Apollo 16 [1972] and, therefore, likely contains a small component of the same iron meteorite (that is, ASTEROIDAL meteoritic origin) that is found in Apollo 16 rocks and soil. Here is the list of all of the NWA 5406 specimens for you to consider (19 total): NWA 5406 Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia: 81.3g Complete Stone (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3b.jpg 70.1g end cut (3 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1b.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1c.jpg 30.3g end cut (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3b.jpg 8.656g compete slice (polished 2 sides) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_656.jpg 8.588g compete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_588.jpg 7.706g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-7_706.jpg 6.364g complete slice (polished 1 side, unpolished side nice)(2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364b.jpg 5.398g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-5_398.jpg 1.928g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_928.jpg 1.436g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_436.jpg 1.370g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_370.jpg 1.330g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_330.jpg 1.320g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_320.jpg 446mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_446.jpg 416mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_416.jpg 378mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_378.jpg 268mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_268.jpg 260mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_260.jpg 244mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_244.jpg 222mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_222.jpg Introductory Pricing: Complete Stone - Contact me. End Cuts - Contact me. Complete Slices - 5g to 9g $750.00/g Part Slices - 2g and lower $950.00/g If you are interested in any of these, please contact me Off List. Thank You! Here is the classification, description and photographs I have for NWA 5406: NWA 5406 is a Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia meteorite found near Siksou Mountain in Western Sahara (Morocco) in 2007. It consists of 6 stones paired with the two stones of NWA 4936. This lunar specimen contains an unusually large amount of free iron for a lunar sample and has many small vesicles within the melt veins. Image of 10.8-gram polished complete slice of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406slice.jpg Image of thin section in cross-polarized light of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406TS.jpg A lead scientist writes, NWA 4936(NWA 5406) is (one of) the first lunar meteorite(s) that could pass for a sample of lunar soil from Apollo 16 [1972] and, therefore, likely contains a small component of the same iron meteorite (that is, ASTEROIDAL meteoritic origin) that is found in Apollo 16 rocks and soil. Initially there was some confusion concerning the combined Total Known Weight (TKW) of pairings of NWA 4936/5406 due to mismanaged distribution of the original eight stones by a Moroccan dealer. Eventually the puzzle was put together. After thorough searches of the find site, it has been established that there are eight individual stones that together constitute NWA 5406 (six stones 281g) and NWA 4936 (two complete stones 179g and one 20g type sample from one of the NWA
[meteorite-list] morroco tichka fall
hello there; well all the info reported to the list about the KNW i m still firm that it's very big and approach the 500 kilos, i didn't want to answer here , because i do not want to poison the list with too much traffics for nothing, i will be back with proof of what i say ,we are working on something . the guys in tucson can report to us what this fall looks like? so very soon, as i m right, my best wish; AZIZ HABIBI habibi aziz box 70 erfoud 52200 morroco phone. 21235576145 fax.21235576170/font __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD
Hi Pete, The 70.1g end cut does have remnant fusion crust as can be seen in the photo. The material has some areas that have been sandblasted and then slowed down because of the dense glassy melt portions. It is pretty cool because you can take a peek into the stone from the exterior! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: Pete Pete rsvp...@hotmail.com To: gmh...@htn.net; meteoritelist meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:05 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD I never get tired of looking at lunars! Thanks, Greg. The analysis comment: lacking obvious fusion crust - some of the pictures, esp. the first and third down compared to the fourth at WUSL, look pretty dark. Is that just the dark matrix? Secondary fusion? Weathered, glassy surface? Cheers, Pete From: gmh...@htn.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:14:13 -0500 Subject: [meteorite-list] NEW Lunar IMB - NWA 5406 - AD Dear List Members, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a NEW Lunar Impact Melt Breccia, NWA 5406. I have priced this at super competitive rates to help kick off the start of the Tucson Show, be sure to check below for introductory pricing and classification information! Analysis performed on this meteorite indicates that it is, ...(one of) the first lunar meteorite(s) that could pass for a sample of lunar soil from Apollo 16 [1972] and, therefore, likely contains a small component of the same iron meteorite (that is, ASTEROIDAL meteoritic origin) that is found in Apollo 16 rocks and soil. Here is the list of all of the NWA 5406 specimens for you to consider (19 total): NWA 5406 Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia: 81.3g Complete Stone (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-81_3b.jpg 70.1g end cut (3 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1b.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-70_1c.jpg 30.3g end cut (2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-30_3b.jpg 8.656g compete slice (polished 2 sides) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_656.jpg 8.588g compete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-8_588.jpg 7.706g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-7_706.jpg 6.364g complete slice (polished 1 side, unpolished side nice)(2 photos) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364a.jpg http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-6_364b.jpg 5.398g complete slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-5_398.jpg 1.928g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_928.jpg 1.436g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_436.jpg 1.370g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_370.jpg 1.330g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_330.jpg 1.320g part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406-1_320.jpg 446mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_446.jpg 416mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_416.jpg 378mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_378.jpg 268mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_268.jpg 260mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_260.jpg 244mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_244.jpg 222mg part slice (polished 1 side) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406_222.jpg Introductory Pricing: Complete Stone - Contact me. End Cuts - Contact me. Complete Slices - 5g to 9g $750.00/g Part Slices - 2g and lower $950.00/g If you are interested in any of these, please contact me Off List. Thank You! Here is the classification, description and photographs I have for NWA 5406: NWA 5406 is a Lunar Feldspathic Impact Melt Breccia meteorite found near Siksou Mountain in Western Sahara (Morocco) in 2007. It consists of 6 stones paired with the two stones of NWA 4936. This lunar specimen contains an unusually large amount of free iron for a lunar sample and has many small vesicles within the melt veins. Image of 10.8-gram polished complete slice of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406slice.jpg Image of thin section in cross-polarized light of NWA 5406: http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa5406/nwa5406TS.jpg A lead scientist writes, NWA 4936(NWA 5406) is (one of) the first lunar
[meteorite-list] God bless ebay bidsniping programs
Listoids QMIG update of a sort... http://www.qmig.org Theres still the occasional bargain to be had on ebay and the prices sometimes plummet when you match bargain hunters against bidsniping programs Tis a harsh lesson for those sitting up typing away frantikally in the last few moments to be beaten in the last fraction of a second by the bidsniper while I snooze komfortably putting my trust in the bidsniper Serves them right for not lodging a sensible high bid but phuckem And the prices on ebay are sometimes surprising - 21.530 grams of Hamilton at the Tucson Auction for a suggested $200 US - 277 grams snaffled on ebay for $295 OZ = approx $200 US And one of the OZ visitors to Tucson is apparently bringing some Hamilton pieces with him... But - bargains are rare and waiting has never been many's strong point... My Hamilton webpage was yet another that desperately needed an update and this accession allows me to cross this off the list and fokus on other kritters in upcoming museum and university trades Hooroo __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] the terdaght meteorite fall
Hi list.I just got my 24 gram fragment of terdaght,the new morocco fall.It is very grayish in the matrix.It has a light brown secondary crust.It is highly magnetic.Possible H4 TO H5.If I was walking down the street and I saw this on the ground,I'd swear it looks like a piece of old concrete.It is also devoid of chondrules. Steve R.Arnold,Chicago! a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://chicagometeorites.net/;http://chicagometeorites.net//a __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Terdaght Meteorite Fall
Hello Steve and List, My two pieces from Philippe Léa support your statement that Tamdaght has a very grayish matrix. I couldn't detect any chondrules, so H5 or H4-5 might be a good guess. We know that there are many shattered, mostly small pieces and one of my specimens seems to show slickensides. If these slickensides are real, this can be seen as evidence of the violent forces upon impact and may explain the sheer number of broken pieces. Best wishes, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Strangeness over Lake Placid, Florida
Dear List Members, I suspect we will see something posted on the List within the next couple days regarding a loud roaring noise over Lake Placid, Florida at about 8:20 PM tonight January 27th. I was working at my computer when I heard the first roaring sound that was too loud for one of the small private planes that land at the local private airport on occasion. Thinking it was just a fighter jet taking a different route from Homestead Air Force base pretty far south of here, I thought not too much about it for the first half minute or so. On a second thought, I headed outside just in time to hear a second roaring sound build up as I looked upwards to the north. At that specific time, I saw two small shooting stars, and then the flashing of a jet going south and then bank to the east and fly off and upward. I do not know if it was two jets or one flying over two times within a couple minutes. The sound of its engines and the distance of its after burner flames, along with its flashing wing lights suggests it was hauling ass! I do not know if the two shooting stars were a coincidence or flares shot from the jet. Several of my neighbors were coming outside and looking upwards to see what the commotion was all about. Very strange! I will be sure to watch the local news tonight to see what was happening. Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD; OFFERS BEING ACCEPTED ON CERTAIN COLLECTION PIECES-Before...
Hello, As many of you know The Michael Cottingham Meteorite Collection is up for sale. I guess it is that time of year for me when I decide to do this crazy but often effective offering! I have a potential serious buyer for the entire collection, but I have retained the right to sell some of the pieces and then readjust the final sale price of the collection accordingly. So, I am taking offers on collection pieces with Best Offer Buttons. Go to: http://stores.ebay.com/VOYAGE-BOTANICA-NATURAL-HISTORY_METEORITES-Private-Collection or to http://stores.ebay.com/voyage-botanica-natural-history and check the Meteorites Private Collection Category... If some of you have not seen the collection auction...go here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200301549593 Thanks and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - NWA 5480 Thin sections
I have 3 thin sections of the new NWA 5480 that I had made from some of the material I recieved from Greg Hupe. These are not covered, so testing is still an option. If anyone is interested in one, I have 2 currently listed on ebay. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZstar_wars_coiiector Greg C. IMCA 4682 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 28, 2009
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_28_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] H4? the terdaght meteorite fall
--- On Tue, 1/27/09, steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com wrote: snippy snippy ...Possible H4 TO H5...gray concrete...It is also devoid of chondrules. Uhooo Kay So if all you said is true...how can you say this is an H4 to H5? Elton __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Terdaght Meteorite Fall
Hello Bernd, How can this technically be an 4-5 if there are no chondrules? I could understand sparse but isn't devoid a 6 or IMB? I have some 4and 5 grade Chondrules and while some may be weakly outlined they are still present. Or does this mean none actually none visible to the naked eye? Are we looking at another weird chondrite with chondrule voids? Does it appear to be friable/loosely consolidated? Does this matrix resemble any other widespread meteorite that comes to mind? Elton --- On Tue, 1/27/09, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: From: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Subject: [meteorite-list] Terdaght Meteorite Fall To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 4:03 PM Hello Steve and List, My two pieces from Philippe Léa support your statement that Tamdaght has a very grayish matrix. I couldn't detect any chondrules, so H5 or H4-5 might be a good guess. We know that there are many shattered, mostly small pieces and one of my specimens seems to show slickensides. If these slickensides are real, this can be seen as evidence of the violent forces upon impact and may explainthe sheer number of broken pieces. Best wishes, Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
