[meteorite-list] FUKANG METEORITE

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 26 08:05:08 2005
Message-ID: <20051126130504.63276.qmail_at_web26203.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

Sinceraly I prefear the oldest Esquel or
Imilac....another, I ask to some persons its go to
Munich Show if have seen this kilos of Fukang, but any
have say to have seen this material exibhited.

Matteo


--- Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_Meteorite-Martin.de> ha
scritto:

> You can buy your slice at a Bonham's auction in L.A.
> on 4th of Dec.
>
> "
> Help
> Flash version Copyright ? 2002-2005 Bonhams 1793
> Ltd., Images and Text All
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> Lot No: 8084
>
> Fukang Meteorite Slice - An Important New Discovery
> Stoney Iron - Pallasite
> Fukang, China
> An extraordinary discovery made in 2003, the Fukang
> Meteorite is arguably
> the world's preeminent pallasitic meteorite. The
> present cut and polished
> slice is the first specimen of this distinguished
> meteorite to be made
> available to the public. Displaying much larger
> olivine crystals than have
> ever been seen before, the superlative Fukang
> meteorite is in outstanding
> condition; its nickel-iron matrix exhibits abundant
> high quality olivine
> crystals. The quality of some of the crystals is so
> fine that they may be
> classified as peridot crystals, a gem form of
> olivine.
>
> A brief history of Pallasites:
> In 1749 on a remote wooded ridge of Mount Emir,
> Siberia, the first pallasite
> meteorite was discovered. The native Tartars
> believed the iron was a holy
> relic that had fallen from the heavens. In 1772,
> Peter Simon Pallas, the
> German scientist for whom this category of
> meteorites was named, visited the
> site and removed samples of the 700-kilogram mass.
> Although it would be
> several years before scientists would accept the
> theory that stones and
> irons fall from the heavens, the Pallas iron was
> eventually recognized as a
> meteorite and identified as such. The large mass is
> now on display at the
> Academy of Sciences Mineral Museum.
>
> Over the next 161 years, other much smaller
> pallasites were discovered and
> identified. Then, in 1937 at Huckitta, Australia, a
> pallasite weighing 1,411
> kilograms was found; unfortunately, nearly the
> entire specimen had weathered
> into iron shale, leaving only 450 kilograms of
> intact specimen which is
> currently in Adelaide, Australia.
>
> Fourteen years later, in 1951, a 1,500-kilogram
> pallasite was found in
> Esquel, Argentina. A private individual maintained
> ownership until 1992 when
> it was sold and was subsequently sawed into hundreds
> of small pieces. The
> largest intact piece of the specimen is now less
> than 200 kilograms.
>
> Not since 1951 has as large and significant a
> pallasite been found as the
> Fukang Meteorite, discovered outside a tiny village
> in Northwestern China in
> 2003. The specimen's very large size, superb quality
> and enormous,
> high-quality crystals make it a find of historic
> importance.
> Measuring 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1/8in. Weighing 910 grams.
>
> Estimate: $18,000 to 22,000
>
>
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=2651951&iSaleNo=13327&sServer=http://images2.bonhams.com/&sPath=2005-10/10/7153424-48-1.jpg
>
> Regards.
> Martin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Arnold, Chicago!!"
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> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 12:14 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] FUKANG METEORITE
>
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> > Hello again list.I got an email from a list member
> stating that the main
> > mass of the fukang meteorite is at u of
> arizona.Man that piece looks like
> > over 900 kilo's.Does anyone have a close
> approximate of the TKW?I can
> > hardly wait to get a piece.
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> > steve arnold,
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