[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:15:22 -0700
Message-ID: <80659e1a0910051615t1f8c0a0ue0329ebe24cc9986_at_mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Jason,
I stand corrected. An acapulcoite would be nice.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yo,
> An acapulcoite might have a chondrule, but a lodranite, given the
> increased metamorphism, highly doubtful.
> That's what differentiates lodranites from acapulcoites - larger grain
> size due to more intense/prolonged periods of metamorphism.
> I would say a mesosiderite - compare to Clover Springs or Vaca Muerta.
> ?I suppose it could be a CB/CH, though - but the olivine would suggest
> otherwise.
> Nice find, regardless.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Bernd and Greg,
>>
>> It is so strange that is for sure. I don't know what it is but it has
>> about the same metal as an H chondrite and the olivine of a diogenite
>> but the (possible) chondrule of a lodranite. Go figure....
>>
>> Whatever it is I have never seen anything quite like it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:32 PM, ?<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> wrote:
>>> Ruben wrote: Ureilite maybe?
>>>
>>> Hi Ruben and List,
>>>
>>> Yes, maybe a ureilite like the Hup?s' NWA 2624 but where are the triple junctions?
>>> You would expect a lot of olivine grains with "sets" of three olivine grains that meet
>>> in triple junctions of 120? (3 x 120? = 360?).
>>>
>>> Bernd
>>>
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