[meteorite-list] Mystery Meteorite Contest II
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:27 2004 Message-ID: <00c901c2d466$afd7bfa0$ba06e70c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C2D423.A12E38A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List Members and contest participants, First of all, I would like to thank everybody for their patience. The = classifications were supposed to be announced in Tucson. This was = overlooked at the very successful Blood auction because of the hectic = pace. Michael did not get out of there until after 1:00 am and did a = remarkable job of managing hundreds of details. This contest was designed to test visual identification skills. Nobody = guessed all three correctly but we will still award all of the specimens = to different entrants. The reason I used the word "guess" is because = that is all one can do in the field. I was wrong myself on the first = two so do not feel bad if you did not get the answers correct. This = exercise demonstrates the importance of laboratory confirmation. I have = seen several people make pairing decisions on appearance alone. This is = not a good practice because several rarities can be overlooked. We = would have missed a rare polymict diogenite if we did not insist that = every achondritic stone be tested. Without further delay here are the classifications and winners: 1) NWA 1646 Cumulate Eucrite Breccia This was the most confusing of the lot with guesses ranging from = Lunar to Mercury. Nobody guessed this one correctly so we drew a name from a hat.=20 Congratulations to Mark Fox 2) NWA 1647 Shocked Basaltic Eucrite (monomict) Most people guessed an Aubrite which was my first impression, as = well. Congratulations to Martin Horejsi who was the first to guess this = one. 3) NWA 1650 Polymict Eucrite Breccia This one had the most correct responses. A lot of entrants guessed = a Howardite. Congratulations to Mike Tettenborn who was the first to get this one = correct.=20 This shows the diversity of Eucrites which can range greatly in = appearance. None of these samples look even remotely alike, yet they = all fall into the Eucrite class. With close to 40 entrants this was a = fun contest. We were impressed with the number of List Members willing = to step up to the plate and compete in a very difficult contest. We = hope this was educational and justified the bandwidth taken from = Meteorite Central. If you are a winner please send us an email with your mailing address so = that we can distribute these specimens. Wishing everybody the very best, Adam and Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection IMCA 2185 ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C2D423.A12E38A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List Members and contest=20 participants,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First of all, I would like to thank = everybody for=20 their patience. The classifications were supposed to be announced = in=20 Tucson. This was overlooked at the very successful Blood auction = because=20 of the hectic pace. Michael did not get out of there until after = 1:00 am=20 and did a remarkable job of managing hundreds of details.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This contest was designed to = test visual=20 identification skills. Nobody guessed all three correctly but we = will=20 still award all of the specimens to different entrants. The reason = I used=20 the word "guess" is because that is all one can do in the field. I = was=20 wrong myself on the first two so do not feel bad if you did not get the = answers=20 correct. This exercise demonstrates the importance of laboratory=20 confirmation. I have seen several people make pairing decisions on = appearance alone. This is not a good practice because several = rarities can=20 be overlooked. We would have missed a rare polymict diogenite if = we did=20 not insist that every achondritic stone be tested.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Without further delay here are the = classifications=20 and winners:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) NWA 1646 Cumulate Eucrite = Breccia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> This was the most = confusing of=20 the lot with guesses ranging from Lunar to Mercury.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Nobody guessed this = one=20 correctly so we drew a name from a hat. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Congratulations to = Mark=20 Fox</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) NWA 1647 Shocked Basaltic Eucrite=20 (monomict)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Most people = guessed an=20 Aubrite which was my first impression, as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Congratulations to = Martin=20 Horejsi who was the first to guess this one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) NWA 1650 Polymict Eucrite = Breccia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> This = one had the most=20 correct responses. A lot of entrants guessed a=20 Howardite.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Congratulations to = Mike=20 Tettenborn who was the first to get this one correct. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This shows the diversity of Eucrites = which can=20 range greatly in appearance. None of these samples look even = remotely=20 alike, yet they all fall into the Eucrite class. With close = to 40=20 entrants this was a fun contest. We were impressed with the number=20 of List Members willing to step up to the plate and compete in a = very=20 difficult contest. We hope this was educational and justified = the=20 bandwidth taken from Meteorite Central.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you are a winner please send us an = email with=20 your mailing address so that we can distribute these = specimens.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wishing everybody the very = best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam and Greg Hupe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Hupe Collection</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IMCA 2185</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C2D423.A12E38A0-- Received on Fri 14 Feb 2003 03:21:41 PM PST |
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