[meteorite-list] Rumurutite & Kakangarite

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 6 13:06:49 2004
Message-ID: <110620041806.13499.418D12B1000DA141000034BB21603760219C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

This meteorite (Nwa 3098) looks a lot like some material I have...NWA 1774.

NWA 1774
R3.8 - 6 (not R5)
714 g TKW
Found 2002

I have some NWA 1774 and a thin section for sale if anyone is interested.

JD



-------------- Original message from "Jeff Kuyken" <jeff_at_meteoritesaustralia.com>: --------------


> G'day Bernd & Francesco,
>
> Ah yes. What a beauty NWA 3098 is! It is also this month's favourite at my
> site. There is a pic of the meteorite at the below link. Very interesting
> meteorite!
>
> http://www.meteoritesaustralia.com/favourite.html
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff Kuyken
> I.M.C.A. #3085
> www.meteorites.com.au
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de
> To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rumurutite & Kakangarite
>
>
> Francesco wrote:
>
> > Why on the classification page the R and K meteorite are
> > Chondrite and just 6 pages after them become Achondrite?
> > Maybe I misunderstood something?
>
> Francesco, Rumurutiites and Kakangariites are clearly chondritic.
> Let's take the LEW 87232 Kakangari-type Antarctic meteorite. The
> thin section does show chondrules and chondrule fragments.
>
> As for the R-chondrites, although the lower types have relatively
> few chondrules, they do have them. Ouzina (R4) is even said to have
> abundant barred olivine and porphyritic chondrules. I don't have any
> Ouzina, so I can't tell.
>
> My NWA 3098 slice from Stefan Ralew also shows several chondrules
> even though it is an R5.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Bernd
>
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