[meteorite-list] Is it just me, or does this Australian meteorite look like NWA?

From: James <jamespault_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:33:39 -0800
Message-ID: <C44B647B-5EF1-4AD7-9749-D25D1E9670AE_at_att.net>

Hi Mike and list
Also, I think I remember Pigick was several small stones not one mass.
Jim Tobin

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> On Jan 28, 2015, at 6:02 PM, Gmail via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> Mike, based the year found and when first classified, I highly doubt that it is an NWA.
>
> It may have been transported within Australia though.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> While poking around the Met Bulletin database, I ran across the Pigick
> H5 meteorite.
>
> The only two photos of Pigick in the database strongly resemble a NWA
> stone. The desert varnish appears to resemble typical NWA varnish and
> there are some captive sand grains in the weathering cracks - also
> resembling typical NWA.
>
> The bulletin write-up for Pigick says the fragments were discovered in
> a "wheat paddock" - are captive sand grains consistent with a "wheat
> paddock" ?
>
> Could this be a possible case of a transported NWA, or are looks deceiving me?
>
> Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=18821
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
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