[meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a "NEW" New Mexico strewnfield

Ruben Garcia mrmeteorite at gmail.com
Mon Oct 5 18:25:57 EDT 2009


Hi Graham,
I agree and infact at first thought it was a pallasite/meso when I
first saw it because of all the olivine on the exterior (a visible 8mm
chunk).

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:54 PM, <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Hi Ruben, Bernd,

>

> Congratulations..hope it turns out exciting.

>

> Reminds me of a mesosiderite, some resemblance to Vaca Muerta or Esterville in places with its strange mixture/matrix.

>

> Regards,

>

> Graham Ensor UK

>

> ---- Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Hi Bernd,

>>

>> Thanks for the comments. We do have reservations about "if" it really

>> has a chondrule or if it is just a round inclusion. However, some of

>> the most knowledgeable people in the world have guessed high metal

>> diogenite (as it is loaded with metal) or lodrinite or other primitive

>> achondrite- Ureilite maybe?

>>

>> My guess is that it will be an achondrite - maybe a new class?

>> However, if it is a chondrite it will be anything but ordinary - maybe

>> a new class here too?

>>

>>

>> Ruben Garcia

>> Phoenix, Arizona

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