[meteorite-list] Glenn Huss

From: Peter Davidson <P.Davidson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:06:07 +0000
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Zelimir

It is good to hear from you. I agree that Wellman (c) seems the obvious choice, but it would be nice to confirm that "officially" some day. Thank you for all the other information as well. It is all very useful.

Have a good weekend

Peter Davidson
Curator of Minerals

National Museums Collection Centre
242 West Granton Road
Edinburgh
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00 44 131 247 4283
p.davidson at nms.ac.uk


-----Original Message-----
From: Prof. Zelimir Gabelica Universit? de Haute Alsace ENSCMu, [mailto:zelimir.gabelica at uha.fr]
Sent: 19 April 2013 11:29
To: Peter Davidson
Cc: Meteorite List (meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com)
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Glenn Huss

Hello Peter,

I suspect it could be "Wellman c" though I can't certify.
These were the most often offered for sale some 10 to 15+ years ago by various dealers (D. New, B. Reed....).
Wellman a, b, d and e were rare, if ever offered.

Here is the writeup of my "Wellman c" full slice (67.2 g), as obtained from B. Reed in 2004:

WELLMAN (c) (Texas, H4), found 1964; tkw: 10 at 40+kg.
History and scientific significance.
Though recorded as found in 1964 by Huss, Eugene Cornelius recovered many specimens of Wellman (c) in the 50's. To date, 10 distinctly different meteorites were found in the Terry County area near Wellman.
This is a great American meteorite that is typical of the weathered, rusty specimens found across the Great Plains region.
Sample description. 86x55x7 mm full slice, black section, lots of metal spots, veined, orange & brown crust. AML label & # H39.452 (G.
Huss) painted on edge.


Note that, since, "Wellman f", a H3.5, was discovered. Here is part of the writeup I have for that one:

WELLMAN (f) (Texas, H3.5)(S2W2), 1999
Around 1999, a cotton farmer uncovered a 16.4 kg stone while plowing about a half-mile south of Wellman, Texas. He kept the stone in his garage until 2004, when he contacted McCartney Taylor, who identified the stone as a meteorite.
Since this is the 6th stone meteorite found near Wellman, it has been provisionally given the identifier of "(f)".

Hope this brings some help.

Best personal wishes,

Zelimir

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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Universit? de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. LPI-GSEC,
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F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
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Peter Davidson <P.Davidson at nms.ac.uk> a ?crit?:
> Hello Friends
>
> I wonder if anyone on the list can help me with  some information  
> about the famous collector Glenn Huss. I have been working on the  
> collection recently and came across a specimen which we have now  
> discovered is linked to the collection of Glenn Huss by dint of  
> having a Huss Catalogue Number on the specimen . It is a specimen of  
> the Wellman meteorite and was purchase from the mineral dealer David  
> New of Montana in 1977 as part of a larger consignment which also  
> included two other meteorites (Wiluna and Allende) as well as  
> several mineral specimens. The Catalogue of Meteorites (CoM) lists  
> five Wellman entries (a,b,c,d and e) I was wondering which one ours  
> could fit into. It is clearly an H type chondrite but whether it is  
> H4 or H5 I can't really tell. I wondered if the catalogue of the  
> Huss collection exists somewhere and wondered if I could match up  
> the Huss number on our specimen with the register number in the  
> catalogue. I am also keen to add any additional information into our  
> own database here. All replies will be gratefully received.
>
> PS Notice I have resisted talking about the death of Margaret  
> Thatcher (oops!)
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Davidson
> Curator of Minerals
>
> National Museums Collection Centre
> 242 West Granton Road
> Edinburgh
> EH5 1JA
> 00 44 131 247 4283
> p.davidson at nms.ac.uk
>
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