[meteorite-list] SAU 001 - L4/5 - S2; W1

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 28 16:47:16 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000001500002248_at_paulinet.de>

> Hi list, I was sitting looking at my SAU 001.... and I thought
> it is one of the most beautiful meteorites I have ever seen.
> Have you ever seen the Hubble deepfield images? They
> look just the same as a slice of SAU 001. Please let me
> in on your thoughts ... Lars Pedersen

Hello Lars and List,

I absolutely concur. When I got my slice from Michael Blood on
13 Jun 2001, I wrote to him: "Thank God, the SaU 001 was a
real sleeper 'cause it almost knocked my two socks off!!!"

The description which I wrote that night for my personal collection
database will confirm your feelings and thoughts about SaU 001:

"A thin fully-crusted slice with lots of perfect chondrules of various
sizes and colors, and abundant small to medium-sized FeNi specks. The FeNi
which surrounds several armored chondrules consists of a minute spray
of nickel-iron. One light-colored chondrule measuring 2 mm across, sports
a 0.5 mm round FeNi bleb sitting within. The pointed end displays some
shock darkened areas where chondrules are less abundant.

> Have you ever seen the Hubble deep field images?

There are some outstanding ones in the July issue of Sky & Telescope
(pp. 30-31, pp. 42- 49) ... and, yes, they do remind me of the gorgeous,
colorful matrix and chondrules of my 16.5-gram SAU 001 slice.

I also wrote to Capt'n Blood:

"Well, this L4/5 is a real 'Sleeping Beauty'. It does look much
more like an L3 than an L4/5 and reminds me of Cole Creek."

I was so intrigued that I also got a thin section from Michael in August 2001,
and, to top it off, I acquired a 340-gram, completely fusion-crusted individual
at a local rock and gem show that same month. It has numerous shallow
regmaglypts, and is, together with my 194-gram Gao individual from Michael
Cottingham, and my 160-gram Allende individual one of the most beautiful
pieces that I own.

Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Fri 28 May 2004 04:46:39 PM PDT