[meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material

From: Phil <Phil_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:34 2004
Message-ID: <00a001c32b15$a4bfb2c0$a870ded8_at_Gateway500s>

Where and how do they draw a line between unbrecciated mesosiderites and
silicated irons?

Just Curious,
Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:24 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad - Weekly Rare Material


> Dear List Members,
>
> This week we would like to announce a rare Saharan Stony-Iron. The name
of
> this newly discovered meteorite is NWA 1878 (provisional name). It is an
> extremely nice Unbrecciated Mesosiderite. What makes this new find so
> interesting is that it has over 70% metal containing 20% nickel and is not
a
> breccia! The high nickel content makes this a very stable meteorite. No
> epoxy or lacquer was needed to preserve this fresh beauty. No signs of
> oxidation were observed during preparation and most of this meteorite
still
> has a black fusion crust. A great deal of time was spent in the
preparation
> of these specimens and no preservatives were needed.
>
> Do not worry, all of the tests including oxygen isotopes have been
performed
> confirming it is a real meteorite and a very rare one, as well. The brown
> color in the images are silicates not oxidation, thankfully this is not a
> ruster. It looks much better than what the images are able to convey in
> person. To see this awesome new find check out the eBay link provided
below
> and look at NWA 1878, you are also welcome to browse the other auctions
too:
>
> http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/
>
> Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck.
>
>
> Wishing everybody the very best,
>
>
> Adam and Greg Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> IMCA 2185
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed 04 Jun 2003 11:49:51 PM PDT