[meteorite-list] [AD] Announcing Two New Lunar Meteorites and a New Bencubbinite‏

[Matthias Bärmann]

Thanks Luc - and mediator Dave - for this great night-video: what a dense 
and, well, somehow suitable crazy dense atmosphere ;-)

My best,

Matthias B.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Gheesling" <dave at fallingrocks.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:49 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [AD] Announcing Two New Lunar Meteorites and a New 
Bencubbinite‏



> I'M POSTING THIS FOR LUC, WHO IS HAVING TROUBLE DOING SO FROM HIS WEB 

> INTERFACE IN TUCSON:

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I am announcing to the list two new lunar meteorites and a Bencubbinite 

> launched for the 2010 Tucson show.

>

>

>

> I discovered the Shişr 166, my 10th piece of the Moon in Oman, a 128.8g 

> lunar feldspathic impact-melt breccias in April 2008. The circumstances of 

> finding are quite funny because I find it in the desert at night using my 

> head lamp around the camp. The Led head lamp offer a very good contrast at 

> night so this is a possibility for everyone to extend the time of hunting 

> in place with high potential of finding in white flat desert area like 

> Oman. So, times to times a meteorite is just waiting you at night! Hunting 

> during the night, we do that since most than 10 years now, is very 

> exciting and it’s most of the time the best thing to do in the desert at 

> night with thousands of stars and sometimes the Moon inspiring you. Don’t 

> forget, to keep few hours to sleep…

>

>

>

> Anyway, here is a video take mainly by my brother few minutes after I pick 

> up the lunar. Sorry for the poor quality video but we used a small camera 

> in our car. Again sorry, we speak French in this video but you can easily 

> understand the excitation when I used sand paper on this stone and 

> discovered the typical breccias of a lunar…

>

>

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/content/108-new-lunar-meteorite-classified-by-Randy-Korotev

>

>

>

> Just few pieces available, less than 10g are for sale, the main mass was 

> acquired by a Museum for public display.

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/444-lunar-meteorite-shisr-166

>

>

>

> Here is the end cut with photos and a nice 360° display if you have flash 

> enabled

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/233-lunar-meteorite-shisr-166.html

>

>

>

> I found the Dhofar 1528, a 213g stone, in a “sub-normal” circumstance, not 

> a night!, and after a full day with no meteorite in Oman which is quite 

> exceptional. This lunar was just waiting me since long time in the desert, 

> a nice lunar classified Anorthosite (highland) breccias that contains a 

> wide variety of lithologies

>

>

>

> The end cut and some slices are available, smaller slices are available at 

> the InnSuite:

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/457-dhofar-1528-lunar-meteorite

>

>

>

> To finish my best surprise of 2010! The Minera Escondida (name pending) a 

> new

>

> This 598g meteorite was found during a trip in Chile on Imilac with my 

> brother in 2004. From the exterior and the “skin” so typical of iron from 

> Chile, I supposed first it was a silicated iron meteorite.

>

>

>

> So, since 2004, I used this meteorite as a nice meteorite paperweight, 

> because the particular shape round and flat. I tried to sold this iron at 

> the Sainte Marie aux Mines show in France in June 2009 as an unclassified 

> iron. It was not sold, so I decided to remove a sample for classification 

> in September 2009. and discover the real nature of it…a new bencubbinite…

>

>

>

> This CB was found near the famous Minera Escondida one of the largest mine 

> for copper.

>

>

>

> I have full and part slices and a small end cut for sale in Room 118 at 

> the InnSuites (Now Tucson City Center Hotel):

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/la-escondida-bencubbinite/267-minera-escondida-name-pending-bencubbinite.html

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv/458-la-escondida-bencubbinite

>

>

> With best wishes to all,

>

> Luc Labenne

>

>

>

> Labenne Meteorites

>

> Meteorites for Science, Education & Collectors

>

> http://www.meteorites.tv

>

> labennemeteorites at hotmail.com

>

> luclabenne at meteorites.tv

>

>

> Dave Gheesling

> IMCA #5967

> www.fallingrocks.com

>

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