[meteorite-list] New lunar meteorite

From: S. Ralew <stefan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jul 5 20:30:36 2005
Message-ID: <006a01c581c1$e58ad780$14b2a8c0_at_Lodranit>

Dear Adam, Marcin, Fabien and List,

yes Adam, this is a good question. I have never given a comment to a sale ad
on the list but the information about this stone is doubtful also for me.

Fabien, first you claim that your meteorite isn't paired with NWA 773 and
then you copy the description of NWA 773 Word for Word into your Ebay
auction (see below). Your stone seems to be interesting and I would also be
interested to acquire a piece. But first I can recommend you to make your
homework better, like most of the other Ebay sellers.

Fabiens description for his Ebay auction:
"Breccia portion: contains fragments of cumulate portion as well as silica
glass, hedenbergitic pyroxene, volcanic rocks, and unusual lithic clasts
with fayalite + Ba-rich K- feldspar + silica + plagioclase; olivine and
pyroxene in the breccia have a slightly wider compositional range towards
lower Mg/(Mg+Fe) than in the cumulate portion of the rock."

Classification result for NWA 773 ("Dchira") by Fagan / Killgore:
"Breccia portion: contains fragments of cumulate portion as well as silica
glass, hedenbergitic pyroxene, volcanic rocks, and unusual lithic clasts
with fayalite + Ba-rich K- feldspar + silica + plagioclase; olivine and
pyroxene in the breccia have a slightly wider compositional range towards
lower Mg/(Mg+Fe) than in the cumulate portion of the rock."

Best wishes,
Stefan

I.M.C.A. Member #3368


----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New lunar meteorite


> Dear Fabien and List,
>
> Congratulations on the lunar find. It is hard for me to bid on an item
> without specifications. What is the NWA number? If it was found in 2003,
> why is it not in the meteoritical Bulletin? What is the TKW? The
> classification you give is identical to NWA 773. If this is a true Norite
> unpaired to NWA 773, I am sure everybody would be interested in the
> classification data because this would be the first Norite ever found. I
> think if somebody is going to announce something as critical as a new
> lunaite, they should at least provide supporting documentation or at a
> minimum, its provisional status.
>
> If it is truly a Norite I sure would be interesting in acquiring a sizable
> specimen.
>
> All the best,
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> Team LunarRock
> IMCA 2185
> raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
>
>
>
>
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