[meteorite-list] Related Meteorite Falls 11 years apart? Both Hammers! Bo

From: cdtucson at cox.net <*cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:12:58 -0500 Message-ID: <20100309181258.L8H4U.1052090.imail_at_fed1rmwml28> · cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com

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Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax
---- Impactika at aol.com wrote: 
> Thank you Richard.
> 
> Yes, because all the fragments were found within a small area and all 
> showed the same lack of weathering, they were thought to be part of the same 
> meteorite, and the isotopes immediately verified that.
> And yes, because this meteorite is basically, as Ted Bunch called it, a 
> "rubble pile" each fragment is being analyzed and classified independently. I 
> do have more complete and detailed lists if you are interested, but first 
> take a look at the list on my website  (www.impactika.com/asitta.doc) you will 
> see what I mean, I am very careful to keep each fragment listed with its 
> proper classification.
> 
> Yes, Richard, you found a very interesting meteorite, from the moment of 
> discovery, to its classification.
> 
> Anne M. Black
> http://www.impactika.com/
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
> http://www.imca.cc/
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/8/2010 9:20:52 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
> damoclid at yahoo.com writes:
> > Walter,
> > Yes,  there are documented strewnfields which prove
> > more than one classification does exist within a single
> > area. But, Now that Almahatta Sitta has been found to have
> > several different classes within one fall it seems to me
> > this changes everything.
> 
> Yes it does, to a point.
> 
> > In fact as you know they were so confused by the
> > differences that they tested every single find to be
> > absolutely sure they were all from just one fall. I believe
> > they decided that they were in fact all from one fall. This
> > makes buying and selling Almahatta Sitta a bit tricky
> > because you may not actually get the Ureilite you are
> > expecting. You may get some other classification all
> > together. 
> 
> Anne Black may have something more to say about this but hasn't seen this 
> post yet. If you buy from her you will know exactly what you are getting, 
> ureilite, enstatite, H5, etc. because each and every fragment of TC3 she sells 
> is being classified.
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