[meteorite-list] Dhofar Lunaites

From: Jim <Jim_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:34 2004
Message-ID: <001501c0a254$796ccd20$a85e32d0_at_b1vb901>

This suspicion does not surprise me at all. Plus 2 out of three of them are
ugly.

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matteo Chinellato" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>
To: "Mike Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; <MeteorHntr@aol.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dhofar Lunaites


> Hello all
>
> I have a news from a University probably the dhofar's
> martian is not found in Oman but in Dar Al Gani. The
> University wait the complete analysis.
> Regards
>
> matteo
>
> --- Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net> ha scritto: >
> I don't know if the Dhofar meteorites are far from
> > that at all. How do
> > we know the the given information is correct? I do
> > not doubt it, but
> > after the Dar al Gani mars rocks, it would seem that
> > some dishonesty was
> > occuring there, popping out a new piece every few
> > months, as though they
> > did not recognize it from the start as the same damn
> > thing.
> > Mike Farmer
> >
> > MeteorHntr_at_aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 2/28/01 1:44:23 PM Central
> > Standard Time,
> > > GShanos_at_aol.com
> > > writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Dear List Members:
> > >>
> > >> What is the official word? Are all the Dhofar's
> > 025, 026 an 081
> > >> paired?
> > >> Look forward to hearing from everyone.
> > >>
> > >> Sincerely
> > >> Greg Shanos
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Greg,
> > >
> > > I have both he 025 and the 026 for sale and there
> > is nothing remotely
> > > similar
> > > to them.
> > >
> > > With the Dhofar specimens, there is honest
> > reporting of all the
> > > details of
> > > the find; such as the date of find, exact
> > longitude and latitude of
> > > the
> > > finds, accurate TKW info and the like. Also,
> > these specimens have
> > > been found
> > > by professional meteorite hunters and not simply
> > gathered by nomads
> > > and then
> > > run through a system of handlers before brought to
> > market like most of
> > > the
> > > NWA specimens. This is not to be meant as a
> > "slam" against the NWA's;
> > > I have
> > > sold a few NWA's myself and I will sell more in
> > the future, it is
> > > simply a
> > > statement of fact.
> > >
> > > I think Mike Farmer has been the most open about
> > explaining the state
> > > of
> > > meteorite affairs in Morocco. It is important to
> > know however, the
> > > Dhofar
> > > situation is far from like that.
> > >
> > > While much of a meteorite's value should stand on
> > what type of a
> > > meteorite it
> > > is, not based on the exact location where it was
> > found; one very
> > > important
> > > consideration in determining a potential value is
> > the Total Known
> > > Weight
> > > found. It might be easy to figure out that all
> > (or at least most all)
> > > of the
> > > EH3 specimen found in the Sahara will (or should
> > be) paired, it is
> > > next to
> > > impossible to know if your Saharan H5 specimen is
> > one of a a thousand
> > > stones
> > > from one fall, or if it might be the entire mass
> > of a fall. Or you
> > > might not
> > > know if next week a new fragment for the same fall
> > of your new
> > > achondrite
> > > might increase the TKW by 10 fold.
> > >
> > > Thoughts to consider.
> > >
> > > As to the details of your specific question about
> > pairing, you can
> > > find a lot
> > > of great information at Washington University's
> > site here:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html
> > >
> > > I hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > Steve Arnold
> >
>
>
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