[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a "NEW" New Mexico strewnfield

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:25:57 -0700
Message-ID: <80659e1a0910051525o5ca7e363t475229e9616d4c89_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Graham,
I agree and infact at first thought it was a pallasite/meso when I
first saw it because of all the olivine on the exterior (a visible 8mm
chunk).

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:54 PM, <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi Ruben, Bernd,
>
> Congratulations..hope it turns out exciting.
>
> Reminds me of a mesosiderite, some resemblance to Vaca Muerta or Esterville in places with its strange mixture/matrix.
>
> Regards,
>
> Graham Ensor UK
>
> ---- Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Bernd,
>>
>> Thanks for the comments. We do have reservations about "if" it really
>> has a chondrule or if it is just a round inclusion. However, some of
>> the most knowledgeable people in the world have guessed high metal
>> diogenite (as it is loaded with metal) or lodrinite or other primitive
>> achondrite- Ureilite maybe?
>>
>> My guess is that it will be an achondrite - maybe a new class?
>> However, if it is a chondrite it will be anything but ordinary - maybe
>> a new class here too?
>>
>>
>> Ruben Garcia
>> Phoenix, Arizona
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Received on Mon 05 Oct 2009 06:25:57 PM PDT