[meteorite-list] NWA 869

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jun 13 11:02:52 2005
Message-ID: <001a01c57028$f9adb200$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

Jeff,
NWA 869 is found in Algeria, there to my knowledge, is over 2000 kilograms
of it! I have personally seen that much with Ali Hmani, and my suppliers in
Morocco, and I have myself purchased over 300 kilograms.
It is not a garbage can, it is a very distinct meteorite, unmistakable to
anyone who knows it. It really should be accepted as one of the largest
stony meteorites known.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Grossman" <jgrossman_at_usgs.gov>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:22 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 869


> Okay list, time to make yourselves useful...
>
> Everybody wants the NomCom to publish and make official the name NWA 869.
> So please, if you know anything, help contribute to the facts so I can
> produce a writeup for submission to the committee.
>
> Here's what I've got:
>
> * At least 400 kg of material has been sold out of markets in Morocco
> under this name.
>
> * Alan Rubin classified a piece. It was a fragmental breccia, probably
> L4-6. A thin section of L5 material gave Fa24.2, S3, W1.
>
> So what's the rest of the story? How much is out actually there? When
> did it appear on the market? Is it all coming from one finder/dealer? Is
> the find location known? Is it really L4-6 (is this the right range)? Is
> it all coming from the same fall, or is the name NWA 869 a garbage can for
> all kinds of unclassified ordinary chondrites? What large stones are in
> collections? Are other NWAs paired with 869? Which?
>
> Please reply to the list only... I don't need a separate copy.
>
> jeff
>
> Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184
> US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383
> 954 National Center
> Reston, VA 20192, USA
>
>
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