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

[Ruben Garcia]

Wow, thanks Paul, Sonny, Rob and everyone else for all the interest on
my meteorite.
I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool
find watever it is.







On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow, thanks Sonny, Rob and everyone else for all the interest on my meteorite.

> I think Sonny is right it is by no means ordinary and will be a cool

> find watever it is.

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> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 8:58 AM,  <wahlperry at aol.com> wrote:

>> Hi Ruben, Rob and List,

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>> I would like to congratulate Ruben on his new find. There is no doubt that

>> this will be one of the top finds for 2009! Here is my 2 cents worth on what

>> type meteorite this may be. I had a chance to look at the exterior and

>> polished face. My first impression of the cut face  reminded me of a

>> ureilite. I also noticed what appeared to be a chondrule that would rule out

>> a ureilite, unless it was a relic chondrule. The exterior has the weathered

>> appearance of a lodranite. What ever this meteorite turns out to be, it will

>> be unique. I guess we will have to leave it up to the experts.

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>> 2 cents worth poll : )

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>> #1 Ureilite

>> #2 Lodranite

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>> Sonny

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>> Hi Ruben,

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>> Congrats on the new Arizona find! What a terrific discovery: metal,

>> large olivine phenocrysts, and even a lonely chondrule. The presence

>> of that chondrule would seem, by definition, to rule out an achondrite

>> classification, although I understand acapulcoites apparently (and

>> paradoxically) can contain chondrules (e.g. NWA 725, GRA 98028).

>> But I can't say I've ever heard of an acapulcoite with such large

>> olivine phenocrysts, so I would be inclined to rule out this

>> classification.

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>> I guess the riddle to ask is "When does a pallasite have chondrules?"

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>> :D  --Rob

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>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Ruben

>> Garcia

>> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:15 PM

>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

>> Subject: [meteorite-list] A Rare Arizona Meteorite Find plus a

>> possible"NEW" New Mexico Strewnfield

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>> Hi all,

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>> On September 24, 2009 I made (what I think will be) one of the most

>> important Arizona meteorite finds of my life. I found what is probably

>> a very rare achondrite meteorite. I say probably because no one can

>> definitively say what type it is just by looking. It is currently

>> being classified at ASU by Lawrence Garvie – so we will soon know.

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>> Here is a link

>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm

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>> This past weekend – in an attempt to find more - I put together a team

>> of top notch meteorite hunters (Mike Miller, Sonny Clary, Stan Wall,

>> Del Waterbury, Mike Morgan and Myself). Unfortunately, between the

>> rains and mud we came up empty.

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>> After checking the weather (online) with a very helpful Susan Morrison

>> we decided that in order to get out of the rain we needed to head

>> east. Within a sort time we found ourselves in an area in New Mexico

>> where no finds have been recorded.

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>> We hunted for an hour or two when I spotted Mike Morgan and Del

>> examining a stone. Sure enough Del had found his first cold find and

>> it was a very fresh looking meteorite! Mike Morgan was next to find

>> one and then shortly after I did too.

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>> We think this may prove to be a “NEW” and very fresh New Mexico=2

>> 0Strewn

>> field. Time will tell as we return to hunt for more of these

>> beautifully crusted specimens in the weeks to come.

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>> Take a look

>> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/newmexicometeorites.htm

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>> Ruben Garcia

>> Phoenix, Arizona

>> WWW.Mr-Meteorite.Net

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