[meteorite-list] Ensisheim tkw

From: Zelimir Gabelica <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:49:40 +0100
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20070110202822.02f4a008_at_pop.univ-mulhouse.fr>

Hello List,

In late 2003, I started a compilation of the weights of all the Ensisheim
meteorite fragments, slices...owned in museums, institutes, private
collections...
I received much help from the list and, after completing the official data,
I came up by December 11, 2003 with the following list (see balow) that was
most probably far from being complete but that represented so far the best
approximation of "what was where".
In particular, I did not contact the official institutes, museums...to ask
them to update their published data (in various journals, books,
publications...) so that substantial discrepancies appeared when (only) 3
officiel sources were compared (see part I below).

At that time, my call for the total mass of Ensisheim meteorite samples
preserved in private and public collections was aimed at trying to find out
whether there was a difference (gap) between the initial mass (127 kg) and
the present total mass of all Ensisheim fragments dispersed in collections,
including the main massheld in Regency Palace of Ensisheim (53.831 kg).
To make a long story short, my preliminary compilation, although far from
being exhaustive, strongly suggested that this difference is substantial
and probably reflects various losses and destructions during 515+ years.

The present similar call for the weights (masses) of Ensisheim represented
in your collections has a double goal:

1) To complete, update and/or correct the 2003 compilation below, so as to
allow J?rn Koblitz (Met Base) and others to update the official repository
listings.

2) To add such an updated list to a pamphlet we wish to print and include
in the catalog of the forthcoming "Ensisheim 2007 meteorite show" that will
be distributed to all the participants next 15-17 June.
This must be printed quite soon so I would very much appreciate a prompt
answer from all those who are the happy owners of some Ensisheim piece(s)
or also who know about pieces held elsewhere (out of the list influence).

I'll keep you regularly informed with the results.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!

All my best wishes,

Zelimir

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Preliminary compilation of the Ensisheim meteorite weights, owned by
different institutes or held in private collections, as compiled by Zelimir
Gabelica (France).

Last update: December 11, 2003, 12:00 GMT
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Part I: Comparison of data from 3 different sources:

1) List of repositories and private collection weights coming from database
recently built by Russell Kempton (NEMS) and sent to me as per Dec. 1, 2003.

2) Weights listed in the BM. Catalog (M. Grady, Ed. 2000)

3) Weights reported in our own "Red Book" archiving the History of
Ensisheim ("ENSISHEIM, Son Histoire ? travers les Pierres", edited by the
Confr?rie St Georges des Gardiens de la M?t?orite d'Ensisheim, Sept. 1993,
133 pp, Table p 25 (World Distribution of the Ensisheim Meteorite
Fragments, as compiled by J. Schmutzer, Hamburg, Gremany), data that are
probably fragmentary and that need updating.

Place NEMS BM
Catalog "Red Book"

Ensisheim, Mus?e R?gence (*) 54.51 kg 55.75kg 55.75kg
Paris, Mus. d'Hist. Nat 10.2 kg 9.79 kg 9.79kg
London; Nat. Hist. Mus. 911g 911.2g 689g (!)
Berlin, Mus.Humboldt Univ. 906g 905g 905g
Vienna, Naturhist. Mus. 660g 588g (!) 660g
Washington, U.S. Nat. Mus. 235g 258g (!) 458g (!!)
T?bingen, Min.-Petrogr. Inst. 220g 316g (!) 316g (!)
Uppsala Univ.
Mus. - - 210g
(?)
Malta, Montana, M. Cilz
coll. - - 504g (?)
Tempe, Arizona State Univ. 155g 209g (!) 209.5g (!)
Brussels, Inst. Roy. Sci. Mus. 191g - 191.4g
Z?rich,
ETH 189g -
    -
Modena, Min. Inst. Univ. 177g - 177g
Tucson, Haag coll. (**). 176g - 176g
Cambridge, Univ.(GB) 133g - 147g
Chicago, Field Mus. N. Hist. 115g 109g 110g
New York, Amer. Mus. N. Hist. 112g 111g 127g
G?ttingen, Min. Inst.
Univ. 111g - 158.6g (!)
Karlsruhe
Univ. - -
142.0g (?)
Stockholm, Naturhist.
Riksmus. 80g - 51.0g (!)
Troyes, Mus. d'Hist.
Nat. 79.1g - 82.0g (!)
Calcutta, Mus. Geol. Surv. India 77g 77g 76.9g
Copenhagen, Univ. Geol. Mus. 77g - 77.0g
Rome, Vatican Observ.
coll. 77g 76g 77g
Basel, Naturhist.
Mus. 76g - -
Strasbourg, Min.
Mus 74g - 73.5g
Dresden, Min. Geol.
Mus. 73.4 - 73.0g
Oxford, Univ.
Mus. 71g - -
Kankakee, Ill., J.Schwade
coll. 66g - 105.0g (!)
Buenos Aires, Asoc. H.
Pampa 63g - -(***)
Prague, Nat.
Mus. 51.5g - 51.5g

Stockholm
Mus. - - 51.0g
Fischerhude, Koblitz
coll. 42.3 - -
Oeschgen, Beat Booz
coll. 38.5g - -
Paris, ?cole des
Mines 38g - 38.0g
Hamburg, Mus. Min.-Petr. Inst. 36.1g - 27.5g
Moscow, Acad.
Sci. 34g 33.52g 33.5g
Turin
Univ. - -
        32.0g
Harvard Univ. Min.
Mus. - - 27.0
Massachusetts, NEMS Ref. coll. 29.4g - -
Freiberg, S?chs.
Bergakad. 28g - 28g
Bonn, Min. Mus.
Univ. 26.9g - 22.2g
Augsburg, D. Heinlein
coll. 26.5g - 26.5g
Bern, Phys. Inst.
Univ. 24.5g - -
Gifhorn, Bartoschewitz
coll. 24.3g 24.3g 24.3g

Aachen
Mus. - -
    24.0g
Cambridge, Harvard
Univ. 21g - 27.0g
New Haven, Yale, Peabody
Mus. 18g - 18.0g
Budapest, Nat.
Mus. 17.5g 17.5g 17.5g
Z?rich, J.Nauber
coll. 14.3g - -
Greifswald, Geol. Dept. Univ. 14g - 14.0g
Ottawa, Mus. Geol. Surv.
Canada 14g 15.1g 14.0g
Braunschweig, Techn.
Univ. 12.5g - 22.2g (!)
Canberra, Austr. Nat.
Univ. 12.5g - 12.5g
Kazan, Min. Mus., Ulyanov
Univ. 11.7g - -
Tallinn, Geol. Inst. Acad.
Sci. 11g - 17.8g (!)
Moscow, Geol. Mus., Ac. R. Econ. 11g - -
Belgrade Nat. Hist.
Mus. - - 11.0g
Cluj, Min. Mus.
Univ. 10.5g - -
M?nster, Min. Mus.
Univ. 10g - -
Gotha, Mus.
Naturk. 9g - 9.0g
Sch?nenwerd, Bally-Prior Mus. 9g - 9.0g
Los Angeles, Univ. of Calif. 8.8g 8.8g 8.8g
Grenchen, T.Stuedi
coll. 8.5g - -
Algonquin, DuPont coll. 8.0g 8g 7.8g
Freiburg, Min.-Petrogr.
Inst. 7g - -
Machecoul, Guibert
coll. 7g - -
Rome, Inst. Min.
Mus. 7.0g - -
Bologna, Min. Mus.
Univ. 6.5g - 6.5g

Moscow, Min. Mus. Geol. Inst. 26g - -
Wroclaw, Dept. Min. Petr.,
Univ. 6g - 5.0g
Heidelberg, Min. Inst. Univ. 5.9g - -
Wroclaw
Univ. - -
  5.0g
Philadelphia Acad.
Sci. - - 4.9g
San Ramon, T.Toffoli coll. 4.9g - -
Fort Worth, TCU., Monnig coll. 4.3g 8g
(!) -
Heidelberg,
Max-Planck-Inst. 4g - 4.1g

Helsinki, Geol. Mus.
Univ. 4g - 4.0g
Jena, Min. Inst.
Univ. 4g - 4.0g

St. Petersburg, Mining
Mus. 4g - -
Stuttgart, Staatl. Mus.
Naturk. 3.2g - 3.2g
Bern, Naturhist.
Mus. 3.1g - -
Paris, A.Carion
coll. 3.1g - -

Tokyo,
NIPR 2.3g -
  2.3g
Weimar, Goethe Mus. & coll. 2g - 2.0g
Freiburg, J.Otto
coll; 1.7g - 1.7g
Bologna, Astron.
Observatory 1.6g - 6.5g (!)
Utrecht, Lab. Geofis. Geochem. 1.5g - 1.5g
Li?ge,
Univ. 1.4g -
    -
Stade, A.Seidel
coll. 0.8g - -
Gloggnitz, Franger
coll. 0.5g - -
Leonding, Raab
coll. 0.3g - -

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In yellow: private collections (otherwise museums & institutions)
(*) True weight: 53.831 kg, as officially measured in 2000 (Z. Gabelica)
(**) from Haag?s Field Guide Catalog, 1997, as reported by Frank Cressy.
Awaiting Bob?s confirmation
(***) This association was dissolved. The 63g were split between Turone and
Buckler and the total decreased to 59.5g (see Part II, below, in blue)
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Part II: Total weights (grams) of Ensisheim meteorite in private
collections, as progressively reported by members of ?Meteorite Central?
forum.
(Between brackets: number of pieces as mentioned by the owner and if
different from one)

Honolulu (HI), Joseph Murakami coll. 45
Buenos Aires (RA), Oscar A. Turone coll. 44.0
Pocatello (ID), Martin Horejsi coll. 28.2
Peekskill (NY), Alan Langheinrich coll. 26.5
Tucson (AZ), Mike Farmer coll.(*) 21.10
Waldkirch (D), R. & Michael Buckler coll. 15.5
Oleye (B) , Zelimir Gabelica coll. 15.82
Hillsboro(OR), Rob Wezel coll. 12.82
R. Kempton (NEMS) sales stock (16)(**) 9
Denver (CO), Fred Olsen coll.(15) 6.850
City ? (CO), Fred Hall coll. (2) 6.377
City ?, State ?, Peter Scherff (2)(***) 5.25
Chicago (IL), Steve Arnold coll. 3.7
Trento (I), Mauro Ianeselli coll. 3.2
Tucson (AZ), Eric Olson coll. 2.05
City ?, State?, David Hardy coll. 1.8
Tessera (I), Matteo Chinellato coll.(2) 1.56
City?, State ?, Thomas Webb coll. 1.3885
Warwick (RI), Charlie Devine coll.(3) 1.346
Riverside (CA), Steven Drummond coll. 1.342
Colville (WA) Alan Gayda coll. 1.1
Linger (L), Guy Heinen coll. 0.85
Duluth (MN), Bob King coll.(2) 0.84
City ?, State ?, Frank Cressy coll. 0.62
Oegstgeest (NL), Geert-Jan Netjes coll. 0.51
Helsinki (SF), Frederick Janik coll. 0.3
City? (CH), Julien Courtois coll. 0.22
Indianapolis (IN), Bruce D. Hornback coll. 0.1
Evansville (IN), Rhett Bourland coll. 0.05
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(*) from Farmer?s web site, as reported by Frank Cressy. Awaiting for
Mike?s confirmation
(**) NEMS record additionally shows a total sale of 116g to private
collectors since 1988. This is not computed here as the pieces might have
changed hands since then.
(***) A 4.54 g slice is held in collection while a 0.71 g fragm. will soon
be used to make a thin section


Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Universit? de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
3, Rue A. Werner,
F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94
Fax: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 15
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