[meteorite-list] Re: new computer Field Museum trip!

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Feb 17 11:32:36 2005
Message-ID: <4214C72A.1080001_at_fascination.com>

Dear All,
Catalogue of Meteorites lists Chicago Field House collection as Allende
33 kg (about 3rd largest behind , 380 kg in USNM,Washington, 137 kg, ASU
Tempe), and Murchinson 40.7 kg (largest listed specimen and 30 kg _at_ USNM
Washington, Univ. Adelaide has "specimens", ASU has 7 kg in Tempe. ).

D Freeman



meteoriteplaya_at_comcast.net wrote:

>Hi All
>
>Al wrote
>
>>I thought that was an Allende not Murchison?? <
>>
>
>Here are some photos of the two meteorites in question that I took on my visit to CFM with Al Mitterling a few years ago.
>http://jensenmeteorites.com/Chicago/1Murch.jpg
>http://jensenmeteorites.com/Chicago/1Allende.jpg
>Unfortunately there is no scale for the stones but believe me they are HUGH.
>Al wrote an article for our visit to the Museum in Meteorite, Nov. 2000 "Field Museum Trip" pp 24-27. According to the article the Allende weighs 14 kg and the Murchison weighs 17 kg. We had the opportunity to tour the back room and took full advantage. Al discusses this in his article as well.
>I also had the opportunity to visit the vault at ASU just before the Tucson show this year. I took a few pictures but most didn't turn out too well. Probably because I have a new camera(sorry I didn't share that with the list earlier) and wasn't familiar with its operation yet. I'll post these pictures some time in the future.
>Mike
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>>Hi Bob, Dave and all,
>>
>>I thought that was an Allende not Murchison??
>>
>>--AL Mitterling
>>
>>Bob Evans wrote:
>>
>>>Come on Dave ,
>>>
>>>How can you compete with the museums 8 kilo Murchison, the size of a
>>>football????????
>>>
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