[meteorite-list] Shield-shaped meteorites

From: Peter Marmet <p.marmet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 27 09:52:38 2005
Message-ID: <43540345-1254-43DE-89E9-8C92865897DF_at_mysunrise.ch>

Hello list,

here's another picture of the famous Cabin Creek meteorite and a few
more picts taken at
the Vienna museum.

http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id15.html

Peter Marmet


Michael Farmer wrote:


> Cabin Creek is without a doubt, the most aesthetically beautiful
> symmetrical meteorite out there. It is worth the trip to Vienna
> just to see that meteorite, the rest are icing on the cake.
> I viewed it with awe in the Vienna Collection.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <jbaxter112_at_pol.net>
> To: <bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de>
> Cc: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Shield-shaped meteorites
>
>
>
>
>> Hello Berndt and list,
>>
>> Those list members who are interested in this topic and have not
>> seen the
>> 47.4 kg Cabin Creek, Arkansas iron meteorite in the Vienna Museum of
>> Natural History should check it out at the museum's web site. It
>> does not
>> compare in size to the amazing Sikhote-Alin mass but its beauty and
>> symmetry are remarkable. For those who own Dr. Norton's Cambridge
>> Encyclopedia of Meteorites there are beautiful frontal and oblique
>> photographs of this meteorite on page 53. This is one I would
>> definitely
>> love to see in person one day.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Jim Baxter
>>
>>
>>> Peter Sch. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am studying shield shaped iron meteorites. I was wondering
>>>> what meteorite my fellow list members think is the best shield?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> One of the best if not the very best of the shield-shaped
>>> meteorites is
>>> the 1745 kg Sikhote-Alin mass. According to Buchwald, it measures
>>> about
>>> 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 m and is beautifully regmaglypted. Some
>>> regmaglypts or
>>> thumbprints are 4-8 cm in diameter and radiate away from the apex
>>> of the
>>> shield-shaped cone. Along the edges, these thumbprints form
>>> conspicuous
>>> elongated grooves parallel to the direction of flight of the shield
>>> through the atmosphere. There is also a fissure, 20-40 cm deep, that
>>> extends from the apex and almost divides the mass into two halves.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Good night,
>>>
>>> Bernd
>>>
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