[meteorite-list] Diamonds and meteorites - NWA 6871 and its "Gump Diamond"

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:00:02 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY153-W229F102102CF17A4348AFDF8FE0_at_phx.gbl>

By coincidence, here's something for the ladies:

 


http://racked.com/archives/2011/10/06/harrods-is-offering-to-blowdry-your-hair-for-500-will-do-so-with-diamond-dust-and-meteorites.php
http://racked.com/archives/2011/10/06/harrods-is-offering-to-blowdry-your-hair-for-500-will-do-so-with-diamond-dust-and-meteorites.php

 

Cheers,

Pete

 




> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 14:56:03 -0700
> From: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com
> To: star_wars_collector at yahoo.com; meteoritemike at gmail.com; sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Diamonds and meteorites - NWA 6871 and its "Gump Diamond"
>
>
>
> Here are some much higher quality images that were taken at App State today of the diamond found in NWA 6871.
>
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC00606.jpg
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC00608.jpg
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSC00610.jpg
>
> I think I may have sent the last email as rich text, here is a repeat of the previous one...
>
> I have found a rather large diamond inside the newly classified NWA 6871 ureilite meteorite (provsional)
> While it may be small for a diamond, I have not seen any "holdable" diamonds from meteorites or read about them, as this one is.
> Its
> only about the size of the ball in a ball point pen and weighs roughly
> .025g but is a stunning sight and was found in a slice of a very shocked
> and unusual ureilite.
> I though
> some of you may like to see it. I am calling it the "Gump Diamond" as it
> is the shinning example that "meteorites are like a box of chocolates,
> you never know what your gonna get"
>
> Close up of diamond
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5281.jpg
>
> Diamond with scale
> cube
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5332-1.jpg
>
> More to come on this awesome find soon.
>
>
>
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
> On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> To: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>; Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>; Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 10:27 AM
> Subject: Diamonds and meteorites - NWA 6871 and its "Gump Diamond"
>
>
> Hi to all, hope everyone is doing well. I have some very neat news to share with you all...
>
> I have found a rather large diamond inside the newly classified NWA 6871 ureilite meteorite (provsional)
> While it may be small for a diamond, I have not seen and "holdable" meteorites or read about them, as this one is.
> Its only about the size of the ball in a ball point pen and weighs roughly .025g but is a stunning sight and was found in a slice of a very shocked and unusual ureilite.
> I though some of you may like to see it. I am calling it the "Gump Diamond" as it is the shinning example that "meteorites are like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get"
>
> Close up of diamond
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5281.jpg
>
> Diamond with scale
> cube
> http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c165/jedisdiamond/DSCF5332-1.jpg
>
> More to come on this awesome find soon.
>
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
> On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> To: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>; Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 2:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites(especiallyirons)
>
> I have not seen visible gold in meteorites but I have seen them with copper in them that is visible and more recently, something more exciting. More to come on this soon.
> Hope everyone is doing good!
>
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
> On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> To: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites(especiallyirons)
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> I was just curious about exactly how much gold is bound up inside a
> meteorite with a higher than average content, like the one in this
> example.
>
> Personally, I share the same sentiment as most of you - it would be
> heresy to destroy a meteorite to extract something that is available
> here on Earth, even if it wasn't cost-prohibitive.
>
> At 41 years old, I have made it this far in life with terrible math
> skills, so this old dog isn't going to take any refresher courses. I
> was hoping one of the more skilled (and intelligent) members would act
> as a human calculator and cipher this question for me. :)
>
> So in this particular case, the 32kg iron meteorite contains ~1.5
> troy
> ounces of gold, with a current market value of ~$2550.
>
> What sparked my curiosity was the apparently high gold content that
> was measured in milligrams and not the usual micrograms one expects to
> see.
>
> One last question, perhaps rhetorical in a sense, has anyone ever seen
> gold in a meteorite? I mean, has there ever been a visible "bleb" or
> gold inclusion in a meteorite? Or is all of the gold bound up on a
> molecular level and invisible to the naked eye and 10x loupe?
>
> I guess there won't be a gold rush to the asteroid belt....
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
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>
> On 10/3/11, Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > 1.49 mg per gram is one part in 671.
> > 1/671 of 32 kg is 47.7 grams of gold.
> > There are 31 grams per troy ounce; gold
> > is priced in troy ounces; there are 1.537
> > troy ounces oif gold in that 32 kg, or
> > $2551.94 at today's (10/03/11) price.
> >
> > Cost you more than that to extract it...
> >
> >
> > Sterling K. Webb
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stuart McDaniel" <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com>
> > To: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>;
> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of
> > meteorites(especiallyirons)
> >
> >
> >> Oops, I was wrong.....It would be
> >>
> >> 32,000gr / 1.49mg = 21475 mg
> >>
> >> 21,475/1000 = 21.475 gr
> >>
> >> Right, anyone??
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Stuart McDaniel
> >> Lawndale, NC
> >> Secr.,
> >> Cleve. Co. Astronomical
> Society
> >> IMCA #9052
> >> Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Michael Gilmer
> >> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 8:33 PM
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites
> >> (especiallyirons)
> >>
> >> Hi List,
> >>
> >> In perusing through the latest additions to the Met Bulletin today, I
> >> was reading the compositional data for NWA 6932 (iron, ungrouped). I
> >> noticed that the gold (Au) content was listed at 1.49mg/g. Is this
> >> sort of data as straight-forward as it appears, or is there more to it
> >> that this layman is missing? In other words, how much gold is in this
> >> meteorite? The TKW
> of this meteorite is 32kg. So, with 1000g in a
> >> kilo, and 1000mg in a gram, how much gold is in this celestial hunk of
> >> iron? (my math is horrible)
> >>
> >> Second question, what is highest known gold content in a meteorite and
> >> what meteorite is it?
> >>
> >> Third question, some meteorites also have high iridium content. What
> >> is the highest known iridium content in a meteorite?
> >>
> >> I am not suggesting in any way that meteorites should be refined or
> >> melted down to extract their precious metals content, but given the
> >> high value of metals such as gold and iridium, has any profiteer tried
> >> such an endeavour? Or would the process be too complex and expensive?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> MikeG
> >>
> >>
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