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

[Dave Gheesling]

Yes, Matthias, that video is really great stuff indeed!
Dave
www.fallingrocks.com 

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From: majbaermann at web.de [mailto:majbaermann at web.de] 
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Thanks Luc - and mediator Dave - for this great night-video: what a dense and, well, somehow suitable crazy dense atmosphere ;-)

My best,

Matthias B.


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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-escondid

> a-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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