[meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Hello everyone, The NWA desert continues to thrill us this with unique and amazing specimens. NWA 8276 is just such a meteorite. It is the second L3.00 and is possibly paired to NWA 7731. NWA 8276 features a rich, black crust and a yellowish matrix densely packed with chondrules. Extensive

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
If you contact Adam directly for a purchase, please let me know so I can mark it as sold on the website. Mendy Ouzillou On Mar 10, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello everyone, The NWA desert continues to thrill us this with unique and amazing specimens. NWA

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
John, That is a great question and one that deserves an educated response. I will do my best, but hopefully Carl can chime in. We went back and forth on listing the shock for this stone and ultimately felt it would be confusing. Shock equals heat and this stone being a 3.00 has had no

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Probably none of my business, but I would have some thin sections made. We did that for NWA 7731 for research and they are spectacular. The porphyritic chondrules -- dazzling and crystal clear! Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Carl, Your comments and questions are always welcome and I am already looking into it ... Can you comment on the shock question below?   Mendy Ouzillou - Original Message - From: Carl Agee a...@unm.edu To: Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com Cc: kashuba mary.kash...@verizon.net;

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread kashuba
Mendy, Adam, List, Congratulations on discovering this special rock. I saw it in Adam's room in Tucson and we talked about it. A 3.00 calls to every collector. But there was no shock rating so I was reluctant to buy. There was another valuable stone at another dealer that I passed on for the

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Yes, I think you are hung-up on shock! Please take a look at the MetBull entry if you want see an example of highest quality write-up (JMHO). We literally included the kitchen sink on this one, publication quality data set -- mainly because a 3.00 doesn't come along every day. Best regards, Carl

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Hi John, NWA 8276 was analyzed completely independently of NWA 7731, although we also did that one. Each one has its own data set. Carl * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University