[meteorite-list] Adam's NWA 2989 Acapulcoite
From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Feb 14 20:36:45 2006 Message-ID: <BAY101-F16F459E84C4090139DE871F0FA0_at_phx.gbl> for those that might be curious the mass of 2656 was broken into 'pieces' - as in 2 pieces. Nelson Oaks has one and I have the other, with a few slices being sold off here and there. If Adam's piece is paired then the bueaty of this stuff really cant be understated - it's gorgeous material. IF anyone wants a piece and 4 or 5 grams isnt enough then wirte Nelson, I belive his piece is up for grabs - or at least it was listed in Lang's auction at tucson... >From: John Birdsell <johnbirdsell_at_yahoo.com> >To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Adam's NWA 2989 Acapulcoite >Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:21:11 -0800 (PST) > >Hi Bernd...Yes, if it is paired to our new Acapulcoite >NWA 2714 and NWA 2656, then the provisional write-up >in MB90 states that the TKW is accounted for by a >single ~ 7.5 kilogram stone which was apparently >broken into pieces and sold. > > >Cheers > > >-John > > > >--- bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de wrote: > > > Hello All ! > > > > I've just purchased my 3.7-gram, extremely metal- > > and troilite-rich slice > > of NWA 2989 (Item #6605571076 - just in case you > > care to take a look ;-) > > that Adam is offering on EBay. Look at it and you'll > > know what I mean! > > > > Adam writes: > > > > "...TKW of 77 grams is recorded for NWA 2989. This > > weight does > > not reflect any pairings since I do not have > > accurate figures." > > > > It is probably paired with NWA 2656, of which I own > > a beautiful slice > > weighing 0.29 grams. > > > > Adam also writes: "... the lowest price you will > > find on EBay." > > > > And right he is! I paid $290 for my little, > > beautiful NWA 2656 (which I do not > > regret!). Go figure and do the maths what I would > > have had to pay for more than > > 10 times the weight (3.7 grams) of my 0.29-gram > > ACAP. > > > > The specimen that comes closest to the one I > > purchased seems to be the 2.55-gram > > part slice - also very metal-rich and almost like my > > little NWA 2656 with all its > > delicate veins and veinlets. It doesn't show those > > slender troilite inclusions but > > this part slice would be my choice no. 2. I'd buy > > both of them if I could afford it! > > > > What makes acapulcoites, and especially this one, so > > interesting is their achondritic, > > granular texture and, at the same time, they have an > > ordinary chondrite mineralogy. > > That's why you find both abundant metal (similar to > > H chondrites!) and sulfide in them. > > > > Another interesting feature is the rare occurrence > > of relict chondrules, and, as they do > > not plot too far away from both angrites, > > brachinites on the one hand, and from ureilites > > on the other, you will also find grain boundaries > > meeting in triple junctions (120°). > > > > > > Best Acapucoitic wishes, > > and Good Night, > > > > Bernd > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Tue 14 Feb 2006 08:36:35 PM PST |
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