[meteorite-list] Mystery Achondrite Found in Amgala Batch

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:54 2004
Message-ID: <07e101c412a9$f5feb560$ad971018_at_attbi.com>

Dear Joseph,

Get a life or contribute something positive!

Adam


----- Original Message -----
From: <joseph_town_at_att.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mystery Achondrite Found in Amgala Batch


> We all hope it's lunar. Seemed like a vested AD to hustle Amgala to me.
>
>
>
> > Hi Tracy and List,
> >
> > A few things lead me to believe it might be lunar. First there is
> > absolutely no hint of being attracted to even the most powerful magnet.
> > Second the crust is not black because there is no iron in the matrix to
> > darken it during ablation. The color is translucent caramel with a hint
of
> > green. The crust is smooth and very shiny not flat black like most
fresh
> > chondrites. There are vesiclulated melt pockets visible through the
very
> > thin crust just like NWA 482. The matrix is chalk white just like
> > anorthosite with heavily shocked areas. The matrix is composed of fine
> > grained crushed crystals meaning it could not possible be a Diogenite
which
> > display large crystals. Only a laboratory can tell for sure. If it is
pure
> > anorthosite I am betting it is lunar.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho_at_hotmail.com>
> > To: <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:08 AM
> > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Mystery Achondrite Found in Amgala Batch
> >
> >
> > > Congratulations on your possible lunar! For those of us who have
never
> > > owned a piece of lunar larger than a crumb, what distinguishing visual
> > > characteristics make it different from, say, a piece of Bensour
(which, at
> > > first glance, your new rock resembles.) They're both largely a nice
> > glowing
> > > white, from what I can see, with or without dark shock veins.
> > >
> > > Tracy Latimer
> > >
> > >
> > > >After going through our last batch of completely crusted Amgala
chondrite
> > > >specimens we came across this achondrite. I guess it pays to use a
> > magnet
> > > >and a microscope to look at each and every specimen. After a magnet
was
> > > >not
> > > >the least bit attracted to this stone we examined it under a
microscope
> > and
> > > >saw a thin translucent caramel colored crust with contraction cracks.
We
> > > >ground a small edge and were shocked by what we saw next. It looks
> > almost
> > > >like NWA 482 but brighter with what appears to be a pure white
> > anorthosite
> > > >matrix. This possible lunar is absolutely gorgeous and fresh! Now
we
> > know
> > > >what Robert Haag must of felt like when he ground a corner off of
> > Calcalong
> > > >Creek. It will now be a game of hurry up and wait for lab results.
> > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > >Adam and Greg Hupe
> > >
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