[meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:08:54 -0400
Message-ID: <AANLkTinCLHDmO54Q6AsggCU9D061FWC5RQGndPTXD2cm_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Shawn and List,

Historics and NWA's are like chocolate and peanut butter - they both
have their individual virtues, but they are arguably more tasty when
combined. Unless a person's collecting interest is narrowly defined
(type collection, historic falls, state falls, hammers, etc), then
most collections can benefit from having a broad base of specimens.
Historicals are a must in my opinion because of what they represent in
terms of history and cultural significance. NWA's are a must because
they represent an affordable way to stock a collection with exotic
types. Try shopping for a piece of Lodran or Novo Urei versus an NWA
lodranite or ureilite to see what I mean. So it mainly comes down to
the individual collector and what they are looking for. Some people,
like myself, are chaotic collectors. My collection lacks a solid
focus. I have historicals, NWA's, hammers, rare types, "appealing"
names, and sentimental specimens. In my collection, all meteorites
are welcome, regardless of historical or scientific significance.
Even meteorwrongs are welcome in my collection (nice piece of
Shirokovsky on the way as we speak)....

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 9/28/10, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello Count and other Listers :)
>
>
> Count said;
>
> What would command more of one's treasure. An Ensesheim with provenance, or
> a stone of the same classification from NWA? How about the first meteorite,
> with COMPLETE analysis, that is the first of it's kind found to be tied to
> the earth's early formation? Say NW 5400?
>
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>
> Count all meteorites that are given a name are all complete with an
> analysis, so this doesn't make NWA 5400 more special. Also if you look at it
> every meteorite in its own right, can be deemed as different. Look at Vesta,
> I wonder how many meteorites come from that asteroid and here we have
> variations in each meteorite from that parent body. I find collecting from a
> classification aspect with NWA's to be very cumbersome because of the
> slight variations in meteorites which some people say its rare.
>
> Now lets talk about rarity, I would take an Ensisheim over a NWA any day of
> the week and even if its the "the first of it's kind found to be tied to the
> earth's early formation?" as how you put it with a question mark. Now the
> dilemma with this unproven theory is that wouldn't the cosmic-ray-exposure
> age of NWA 5400 be 4 billion years old when the Earth had the catastrophic
> event to eject material of the planet? The oldest date with stony meteorites
> is about 100 million year for the CRE. I find it odd that the CRE hasn't
> been test yet? That in its self would prove or disprove the theory and put
> it at rest.
>
> Shawn Alan
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