[meteorite-list] NWA 7034

From: cdtucson at cox.net <*cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:57:28 -0500 Message-ID: <20130125175728.PXXDW.25305.imail_at_fed1rmwml108> · cdtucson_at_meteoritecentral.com

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Cheers
---- "Greg Hup?" <gmhupe at centurylink.net> wrote: 
> Hi Carl,
> 
> It is lunch time for us Floridians so I am just taking a break and munching 
> on some SNACS...
> 
> Seriously, What is the current count of NWA 7034 'official' pairings and how 
> many stones constitute each of those? We have all heard of 'paired' stones 
> making the current stone count at about a dozen or so "IF" they are indeed 
> paired to NWA 7034. We have been hearing and seeing images of stones offered 
> from Moroccan dealers as pairings.
> 
> If I read it all correctly, the original single 320g stone was the first 
> "NWA 7034" one. Are the three stones pictured in all of the press releases 
> part of one stone that adds up to 320 grams? If not, what are the weights of 
> the additional two stones and/or do they each have their own NWA numbers? 
> Also, I heard there is a 240 gram stone with the owner of the first 320g 
> stone, has this been confirmed yet?
> 
> The only 'officially' paired stone that I am aware of is NWA 7533 weighing 
> in at 84 grams.
> 
> If all of the stones that are 'guaranteed' paired to NWA 7034 by Moroccan 
> dealers, the combined weight is exceeding 1000 grams which is pretty cool 
> for such a unique meteorite!
> 
> Congrats again to all involved in bringing this new Martian meteorite to 
> light!
> 
> Best Regards,
> Greg
> 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Carl Agee
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 11:33 AM
> To: meteoritelist meteoritelist
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> Now that you are at NASA you can appreciate the perverse things people
> do with words just to come up with a cool acronym. Making the new
> Martian meteorite acronym even half way cool requires some drastic
> measures, like giving NWA 7034 Basaltic Breccia Black Beauty a new
> name based on locality: I propose "saharaite". So we now have the
> meteorites from Mars or "SCANS"
> 
> S: shergottite
> C: chassignite
> A: ALH 84001
> N: nakhlite
> S: saharaite
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Carl Agee
> 
> 
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> Message: 19
> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:43:04 -0500
> From: Jeff Grossman <jngrossman at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 7034
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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> 
> Don't forget ALH 84001, the pyroxenite.
> 
> SNCPB?
> 
> If we use the N from NWA instead of B, and the A from ALH, how about CANNS?
> 
> Or maybe we should just do the sensible thing and call them Martian
> meteorites?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On 1/24/2013 4:42 PM, hall at meteorhall.com wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> >     I like the "SNCB". It sounds like a radio station's call 
> > letters...Stay
> > tuned for all of your Martian meteorite news from SNCB.
> > Regards, Fred H.
> >
> >> How shall we organize the new class of Martian?
> >>
> >> Until now it has been SNC
> >>
> >> How about B or B squared for BASALTIC BRECCIA ?
> >>
> >> SNCB
> >>
> >> What say you all?
> >>
> >> -Paul Gessler
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