[meteorite-list] Great news from Polish meteorite area !

From: Stefan Brandes <brandes_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jan 30 16:28:35 2006
Message-ID: <000401c625e4$1e9e9b80$f49a2fd5_at_FORCEMACHINE>

Very nice specimen.

Do you have pictures of the 220g and 245g full specimen also?
Or perhaps fotos of the four pieces where found? (in situ)

Congrats to the 137th year on earth!
I wish I?d look that good at that age ;)

Stefan


> Hello list
> Im sure that most of our US friends are too busy to read list, but to rest
> of us I have great news from Poland. This news ofcourse are not related to
> saturday tragedy in Katowice where 67 people was killed on a pigeons fair.
>
> Anyway, I want inform everyone about two new finds of old polish
> meteorites.
>
> Tooday is BirthDay of Pultusk Fall, 30 January 1868, 137 years ago !
>
> Find No.1 is PULTUSK
> Specimens was found by polish meteorite hunter in june and september 2005.
> He was very lucky to find 4 big specimens (105g, 220g, 245g and 301g) in
> total of 870g. With help of local people he was able to find area where
> was
> a big possibility to locate meteorite specimens. He spend several weeks
> search suspect locations. Finally his work was rewarded.
>
> I have purchased 3 of 4 his meteorites. Inside this specimens are brown,
> but
> prof Karwowski from Silesian University settle Weathering Grade only to
> W1.
> Meteorites have still fussion crust. They are the biggest Pultusk
> specimens
> that was found in ground. Also they are in excelent condition in
> comparison
> to other that was found in last 10-15 years. But other specimens was verry
> small, 10-30grams so they are too small to survivte so many years. All
> other
> new finds are located in National Geological Institute in Warsaw, but its
> only rust in bad condition.
> http://www.polandmet.com/_pultusk.htm
>
>
>
> Find No.2 is SEELAGEN
> In fact its Polish-German meteorite, becouse when it was found, Poland was
> in Prussian occupation. Right now nearest town is Przelazy and for us this
> meteorite have the same name.
>
> Anyway, every specimen that was found in this location by my friend is
> melted and shocked by impact. Thompson structures are completly destroyed
> or
> heavy damaged. This is excelent visible on etched slices.
> Right now I have slices from new Seelagen. It is 220g endpiece from 1kg
> specimen. It looks a little different from my first one, becouse it is
> less
> damaged and there are visible Thompson structures, but they are verry
> stretched and bended.
> There are also 3 other specimens. Two of them are small complete
> individuals
> with etched windows, and one endpiece.
> Every specimen was cleaned from rust. Iron now have platinium color. Im
> sure
> this will make them resistible for rust becouse water cant penetrate rust.
> http://www.polandmet.com/_seelasgen2.htm
>
Received on Mon 30 Jan 2006 04:28:31 PM PST


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