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From: Geoffcin_at_aol.com <Geoffcin_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:42:02 2004
Message-ID: <30.f7d09c5.279e4e09_at_aol.com>

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All,

Presented exclusively by Island Meteorite. A new and unique ungrouped iron=20
with olivine crystals, and silicate inclusions

Northwest Africa has recently been the source a Gold Rush-like boom in new=20
meteorites. Common chondrites have come out of the desert, literally in the=20
hundreds of kilos. Many have been found by nomads and Bedouin, who quickly=20
learned that westerners will pay money for these stones, that occasionally=20
appear alone, or in groups, in the desert wastes.=20

Among the thousands of stones that have appeared on the market over the past=
=20
few years, there have been some rare and scientifically valuable specimens.=20
Of all the stones, and the precious few irons, that have found their way fro=
m=20
the Algerian, Moroccan, and Libyan deserts nothing has been remotely similar=
=20
to a two kilogram iron mass discovered in 1999 somewhere along the=20
Algeria/Morocco border. This single mass acquired in its entirety by Island=20
Meteorite was sectioned, and a sample provided to Dr. K. Keil at the Hawaii=20
Institute of Geophysics and Planetology for research.=20
=A0
Designated Northwest Africa 176 this new find has been extensively studied b=
y=20
Dr. K. Keil, Menghua Liu, Dr. E. R. D. Scott, and their colleagues in Hawaii=
,=20
and Dr. J. Wasson at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics in Lo=
s=20
Angeles, as well as reseachers at the Enrico Fermi Institute in Chicago, the=
=20
Universitat Bern in Switzerland, and Washington University in St. Louis. A=20
co-authored paper, entitled <A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/nwa/nw=
a-paper.html">"Northwest Africa 176: A Unique Iron Meteorite=20
with Silicate Inclusions Related to Bocaiuva,"</A> will be presented at the=20=
32nd=20
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, Texas, in March of this=20
year.=20

Northwest Africa 176 is described as an "iron meteorite with silicate =20
inclusions=A0containing greenish-yellow numerous polymineralic silicate=20
inclusions embedded in a metallic matrix. Large inclusions up to 1 cm across=
=20
tend to be round or equant, small ones are more irregular in shape." This ne=
w=20
find is so unusual that it remains "ungrouped," meaning that there is no=20
other known meteorite type similar enough to designate a new type.=20

Island Meteorite has prepared a small number of high-quality slices, part=20
slices, and end cuts of this remarkable new find, several of which have=20
already been sold. Much of the remaining material will be made available to=20
universities, and museums, leaving an extremely small number of specimens fo=
r=20
private collectors. =A0

We invite you to view our presentation of this meteorite at=20
Islandmeteorite.com=20

please follow this link =A0<A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/nwa176.=
html">Meteorites for Sale: NWA 176</A>=20
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=20
Best Regards,
Geoff Cintron
<A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/">Island Meteorite</A>=A0=20
http://www.islandmeteorite.com

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<HTML>All,
 
 Presented exclusively by Island Meteorite. A new and unique ungrouped ir=
on=20
 with olivine crystals, and silicate inclusions
 
 Northwest Africa has recently been the source a Gold Rush-like boom in n=
ew=20
 meteorites. Common chondrites have come out of the desert, literally in=20=
the=20
 hundreds of kilos. Many have been found by nomads and Bedouin, who quick=
ly=20
 learned that westerners will pay money for these stones, that occasional=
ly=20
 appear alone, or in groups, in the desert wastes. 
 
 Among the thousands of stones that have appeared on the mark=
et over the past=20
 few years, there have been some rare and scientifically valuable specime=
ns.=20
 Of all the stones, and the precious few irons, that have found their way=
from=20
 the Algerian, Moroccan, and Libyan deserts nothing has been remotely sim=
ilar=20
 to a two kilogram iron mass discovered in 1999 somewhere along the=20
 Algeria/Morocco border. This single mass acquired in its entirety by Isl=
and=20
 Meteorite was sectioned, and a sample provided to Dr. K. Keil at the Haw=
aii=20
 Institute of Geophysics and Planetology for research. 
 =A0
 Designated Northwest Africa 176 this new find has been extensively studi=
ed by=20
 Dr. K. Keil, Menghua Liu, Dr. E. R. D. Scott, and their colleagues in Ha=
waii,=20
 and Dr. J. Wasson at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics i=
n Los=20
 Angeles, as well as reseachers at the Enrico Fermi Institute in Chicago,=
the=20
 Universitat Bern in Switzerland, and Washington University in St. Louis.=
A=20
 co-authored paper, entitled <A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/nw=
a/nwa-paper.html">"Northwest Africa 176: A Unique Iron Meteorite=20
 with Silicate Inclusions Related to Bocaiuva,"</A> </FONT=
>will be presented at the 32nd=20
 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, Texas, in March of th=
is=20
 year.=20
 
 Northwest Africa 176 is described as an "iron meteorite with silicate &n=
bsp;
 inclusions=A0containing greenish-yellow numerous polymineralic silicate=20
 inclusions embedded in a metallic matrix. Large inclusions up to 1 cm ac=
ross=20
 tend to be round or equant, small ones are more irregular in shape." Thi=
s new=20
 find is so unusual that it remains "ungrouped," meaning that there is no=
=20
 other known meteorite type similar enough to designate a new type.=20
 
 Island Meteorite has prepared a small number of high-quality slices, par=
t=20
 slices, and end cuts of this remarkable new find, several of which have=20
 already been sold. Much of the remaining material will be made available=
to=20
 universities, and museums, leaving an extremely small number of specimen=
s for=20
 private collectors. =A0
 
 We invite you to view our presentation of this meteorite at=20
 Islandmeteorite.com=20
 
 please follow this link =A0<A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/nwa=
176.html">Meteorites for Sale: NWA 176</A> 
 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=20
 Best Regards,
 Geoff Cintron
 <A HREF=3D"http://www.islandmeteorite.com/">Island Meteorite</A><=
FONT COLOR=3D"#0000a0" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0">=A0=20
 http://www.islandmeteorite.com
 
 
 
 
 
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