[meteorite-list] Opinions on an oddball meteorite I cut open

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:14 -0700
Message-ID: <93aaac890906301758q5697a414o880a9d5f0efef488_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hola,
Check out the last picture - there's a white chondrule clearly visible
in the upper right/center of the photo.
Also note the dark chondrule (large, but fuzzy) at the bottom edge of
the slice, a tad to the left of center.
I'd go with LL6; it has a few chondrules, and from what I understand,
the type seven designation is reserved for primitive achondrites. Of
course, it's hard to gauge L vs LL, but you did say that the magnetism
was "very low."
Regards,
Jason

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Galactic Stone &
Ironworks<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Listees!
>
> I'd like some opinions on a meteorite I cut open yesterday. ?It's an
> oddball I've had in my box of NWA for some time - awaiting a date with
> the saw. ?It exhibits a very low magnetism and it has a grey matrix
> almost entirely devoid of chondrules - although there does appear to
> be some remnant chondrule structures. ?I'm hoping it might be some
> kind of achondrite, but the magnetism mostly rules that out. ?Is it
> some uncommon type like an L7? ?Or is it just something common that I
> have not seen before?
>
> The exterior has a wind polished desert varnish on it and there
> doesn't appear to be any fusion crust to speak of - although there are
> a few scattered tiny patches of black on it. ?The stone weighs 16
> grams. ?I only made 2 cuts - I cut one corner off to expose the matrix
> (endcut) and I made one thin slice. ? The rest of the stone is intact.
>
> Here are some photo links -
>
> http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Anomalous/new-odd-cut/odd-new-1.jpg
>
> http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Anomalous/new-odd-cut/odd-new-2.jpg
>
> http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/Meteorites/Anomalous/new-odd-cut/odd-new-3.jpg
>
> Any opinions are welcomed.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
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Received on Tue 30 Jun 2009 08:58:14 PM PDT