[meteorite-list] ndrali,chad meteorite

From: Zelimir Gabelica <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:24:32 +0100
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20090216214051.029d4ec8_at_pop.univ-mulhouse.fr>

Dear Steve,

I have acquired a piece of Ndrali at Liege show (Belgium) in November 2007,
from Vincent Jacques (B).
I haven't heard further about this meteorite since. It is apparently not
(yet ?) in the Met. Bull. database.

Here is, for everyone's best appreciation, its description as figuring in
my collection catalog:

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"NDRALI (Chad, H3.5-5/6, S2-6, W0/1), found in 2006, tkw: 1 at 8795 g.
Description: 12.32 g full slice black crust around, 55x37x2 mm. The (cut
and polished) section shows rounded tan clasts (3 to 25 mm, L3.7 type ?)
embedded within a bleck (melt ?) matrix. Full of veins and metal spots.
Very attractive pattern".
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I also would be glad to learn more about that find. (I haven't browsed
through Google yet).

I can just confirm it is a beautiful meteorite and, even if of questionable
origin (at the worst it could well be some unknown NWA), its
quality-to-price ratio is excellent and the acquisition risk very minor.
The fact that it is documented on Google (same data as on my own label) is
a good point.

Happy hunting,

Zelimir




A 18:38 15/02/2009 -0800, steve arnold a ?crit :

>Good evening list.I just came upon a really interesting meteorite.It is
>called NDRALI.It was found in 2005 in CHAD.On the african continent.The
>tkw is 8 kilo's and the mass before cutting is an absolute thumbprinting
>master piece.You can find it by googeling ndrali.It is classified as an
>H3.8-5/6.Lots of metal but with alot of breccia islands spread throughout
>the matrix.It kind of reminds me of the bison,kansas meteorite.I just saw
>a 19 gram slice on ebay and bought,but on meteorites.be website he has
>alot of pieces for sale.A very nice looking meteorite.Has anyone else seen
>this new beauty?
>
>Steve R.Arnold,Chicago!
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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Universit? de Haute Alsace
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