[meteorite-list] RFSPOD - NWA 5804

From: Andreas Gren <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:35:16 +0200
Message-ID: <B00774l7JI6Clz.RZmta_at_mo-p00-ob.rzone.de>

Hi List,

thanks a lot for all the kind words about the finally classified ungrouped iron meteorite.

The Meteorite was purchased in 2005 at the Munich mineral fair, the TKW is 726g.

Here are the test results:

: Bulk Composition: INAA data (J. Duke, UAb): Ni = 11.54 ? 0.03 wt%, Co = 0.509 ? 0.003 wt%, Ga = 35.8 ? 0.4 ?g/g, Ge = 28 ? 4 ?g/g, Ir = 0.196 ? 0.008 ?g/g, Au = 1.04 ? 0.02 ?g/g, As = 13.0 ? 0.2 ?g/g, Cu = 307 ? 23 ?g/g, Cr = 32 ? 5 ?g/g (uncertainties 1?, 68% confidence level), W ? 0.27 ?g/g, Re ? 0.05 ?g/g. Although Ni, Ga and Ge concentrations are similar to the IAB-sLM/sLH group, the Au concentration is well below the minimum 1.3 ug/g required to consider it part of the IAB complex.

I don't really know if I'm already allowed to public this details, but I hope it will be fine

The picture from RFSPOD shows no meteoritic structure but the light angle gives the best sight to the Graphite inclusions

I will show some more pictures, please feel free to take a look if interested:

Main Mass:

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA_Iron_main.jpg


Magnifying:

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWAIron2.jpg

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWAIron3.jpg

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWAIron4.jpg

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/Gren_iron_1.jpg
(copyright by Ted Bunch)

some slices:

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWAIron1.jpg
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA5804_11.jpg
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA5804_12.jpg

Details Graphite Inclusions:

http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA5804_13.jpg
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA5804_14.jpg
http://www.meteoritenhaus.de/img/NWA5804_24.jpg

This is no AD, I'm sold out.
Thanks to Chris Herd for classification.
Thanks to the Hupe Brothers for the hint where to classify.

Best greetings
Andi

(and special thanks to my friend Koppli from Bavaria)


-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Greg Hupe
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. August 2009 19:16
An: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] RFSPOD - NWA 5804

Hello Bernd, and other happy owners of NWA 5804,

Congrats on your nice score, Bernd. Do you have a close-up of rosettes? What
is the TKW of 5804? Truly a crazily-impressive meteorite!

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] RFSPOD - NWA 5804


> Hello List,
>
> These graphite rosettes are truly unique when you look at them close-up
> and so is part of the fusion crust which looks, well, ... which looks like
> those eucrite pebbles in Vaca Muerta - unbelievable as that may sound!
>
> Best wishes from the happy
> owner of a 14.74-gr slice
> of NWA 5804,
>
> Bernd
>
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