[meteorite-list] Ad -Rare Weekly Material Special

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:47 2004
Message-ID: <0bff01c3a8d9$0f37f180$d2dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Dear John and List,

Good questions because I personally thought that mica has never been found
in a meteorite. I will ask scientists more questions regarding this very
odd meteorite. David Weir's site has a discussion regarding NWA 1235 but I
cannot provide a link because he had to protect his site from vultures who
were using his material on their own web sites. Here is a scientific
abstract describing this stone:

Here is a link describing this enigmatic meteorite:
http://www.geokhi.ru/~meteorit/publication/lorenzlpsc03-e.pdf

All the best,

Adam

----- Original Message -----
From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad -Rare Weekly Material Special


> Just to confirm that a suspicious name like Phlogopite has been confirmed
to
> NOT be another name for "snake oil"...I looked it up and it(phlogoplite)
is a
> name for a rare iron poor mica (a mineral).
>
> A mica rich meteorite? Does this give the possibility that water might
have
> been involved in the formation/transformation of this rock? Maybe
not...just
> curious. I thought micas were sometimes caused/triggered by water
intrusion
> into a magma?
>
> John
>
> > Dear List Members,
> >
> > This weeks rare material special is NWA 1235, a strange ungrouped
> > Phlogopite-bearing Enstatite achondrite.
> >
> > It is classified as an ungrouped Phlogopite-bearing Enstatite
Achondrite, in
> > other words a unique one-of-a-kind meteorite with a Total Known Weight
(TKW)
> > of only 80 grams. We were lucky to get a few grams of this material in
> > trade for some planetary specimens so it was not an inexpensive
acquisition.
> > We are keeping the largest piece for our collection and are offering the
> > rest. This meteorite is even odder than NWA 011, which garnered a lot
of
> > press in the last couple years after speculation it may have originated
from
> > the planet Mercury. Just like NWA 011 the parent body is unknown. It
will
> > be interesting to see where the O-isotopes place it. We were told the
> > finder is keeping the rest in his collection so very little will be
> > available so now may be the time to bid. We are starting all of the NWA
> > 1235 specimens out at just .99 and will let the market decide their
value.
> >
> > In this weeks auction we are also introducing nine never before offered
> > meteorites. To see these just look for "NEW" in the title and to see
this
> > week's special look at "NWA1235". Link to eBay auctions below:
> >
> > Action Link:
> > http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meteoritelab/
> >
> > Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Adam and Greg Hupe
> > The Hupe Collection
> > IMCA 2185
> >
> >
> >
> >
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