[meteorite-list] AD - New Chondrite from the Sahara - VERY FRESH

From: Meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:21:31 -0000
Message-ID: <006001c8f972$d2129400$0100a8c0_at_T42>

Dear Listees,

I have just received a new chondrite from Morocco, which was found by nomads
very recently in Algeria according to the seller.
10 individuals, all coming from the same fall, and i think that we are
talking about a nice H3 chondrite. Some chips display a lot of sharply
defined chondrules and their size is quite big for an H chondrite but at the
same time this meteorite seems to be very rich in nickel-iron grains,
therefore i believe it is an H chondrite and an H3.

I am sending tomorrow one of these individuals for analyses and
classification to the University Blaise Pascal of Clermont Ferrand, France
and hope to get some news sometime in September.

In the meantime the individuals i have are for sale at:
http://meteoriteshow.free.fr/meteoriteshow%20fra/pages%20navigation/pieces_en_vente_FB-55-08.htm

I am flying back to Ghana the day after tomorrow, on Sunday, but the
meteorite will stay in France from where it will be shipped, should you like
one of these beauties to come and join your collection.
But of course i will be able to answer any question you may have by e-mail
from Ghana, when I will be there.

All the best!

Frederic Beroud
www.meteoriteshow.com
IMCA #2491

PS : any individual purchased before the classification will be sent with a
provisional certificate and classification will be sent to buyers as soon as
i get it
Received on Fri 08 Aug 2008 12:21:31 PM PDT