[meteorite-list] Choteau - A NEW Ungrouped Pallasite Meteorite

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:38:36 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-0j-uTu1gyrJifABUdqRUo36du4cQs0-kxESSrKc1SQQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Great find! It looks like a more-beautiful version of Udei Station,
but with olivines instead of blackened silicates.

The good ole' USA may not have a lunar yet, but we certainly have some
gorgeous pallasites. :)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 6/19/13, Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks for posting the Met-Bulletin update!
>
> The most exciting meteorite on that list must be Choteau - and not
> just because of it's beauty. As the bulletin explains, Choteau is as
> ultra-rare as pallasites get, and has few rivals.
>
> View photos of this meteorite here:
> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/choteaunewmeteorite.htm
>
> Robert Cucchiara and I were lucky enough to have acquired quite a few
> slices and an end cut back when everyone was only guessing what it
> might be. Many of us thought it would be classified as a pallasite,
> but no one knew for sure as it does not look like a typical pallasite
> - and to make things more confusing, the isotopes plotted with the
> primitive achondrites!
>
> Because of it's rarity we're proud to say we've already placed slices
> in some of the best universities and museums in the world.
>
> View photos from our recent (last week) Smithsonian Museum visit.
> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/smithsonianvisit.htm
>
> We only have a small amount of this material left as most is sold or on
> hold.
>
> Special thanks to Tony Irving, Laurence Garvie, Carl Agee, Rhiannon
> Mayne, Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach for all their help!
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rock On!
>
> Ruben Garcia
> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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Received on Wed 19 Jun 2013 02:38:36 PM PDT