[meteorite-list] Newest Lunar meteorite on show at the Tucson Gem show.

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jan 28 08:54:27 2006
Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20060128085109.02b22a20_at_usgs.gov>

There is no weathering scale defined for lunar meteorites, so you
cannot call it W0-1. By using these numbers you are saying that
metal and troilite are not weathered.

jeff

At 11:34 PM 1/27/2006, Michael Farmer wrote:
>Hi everyone.
>It has been an extremely hectic and busy week in Tucson, Eric Olsen,
>Jim Strope and I, have been setting up our room and shopping, so no
>report from Tucson until now.
>
>First thing first. Jim Strope and I have purchased the newest Lunar
>meteorite to grace private collections. It is NWA 2995, a simply
>unbelievably beautiful Lunar breccia. So fresh it is Weathering 0-1,
>and so gorgeous it took my breath away. We bought the stone on the spot.
>It weighs 538 grams total, and is so fresh and full of clasts, that
>when sliced, it will likely be among the most beautiful Lunar
>meteorite ever offered to collectors.
>http://www.meteoriteguy.com/collection/nwa2995.htm
>
>Let us know what you think about this!
>
>See for yourself, then come to Inn Suites, Room 184 and see it in person.
>It will blow your mind. While none will be available for sale until
>after the show, we will have more Lunar and Mars specimens in our
>room that will likely be available in all of the rest of the rooms in Tucson.
>
>Now for the rest of the show. Technically, it opens tomorrow, so
>some rooms are still not open, but many are, so we have been running
>all over the city back and forth looking for goodies. I have already
>scored some of the best flight-oriented Sikhote-Alin meteorites that
>could exist. We also have 3-5 kilo Pallasite slices. The shipment
>from DHL arrived today, so Sunday we will have over 500 kilos of
>solid, handpicked NWA chondrites for sale, more than anywhere. I
>have seen very little available at any Moroccan tables.
>
>Steve Arnold is set up, and has more Brenham than has ever been seen
>in one place, and I must admit, I might be a tad jealous of the
>oriented one on display, it is a stunning find of a lifetime. I
>wonder if Steve will ever top that? And if he does, I have to see that.
>
>Anyway, I am tired, and have a ton of work to do tonight, so this
>will end my first Tucson report.
>
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Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184
US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383
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