[meteorite-list] Important Mojave Meteorite Found

[Michael Farmer]

Adam, I find it impossible to believe that the piece is paired with Old
Woman.
that meteorite is PERFECT, complete and looks like it fell yesterday.
I would guess that this piece is a much older different meteorite.
Moisture is more prevalent in the Mohave at higher elevations, and never for
long periods, even if it was in a low area, it would only be wet for a few
weeks.
I think it must be a different meteorite.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Important Mojave Meteorite Found


> Dear List,
>
> I promised to announce a few things of  interest as laboratory results
come
> in so here is the first of many important announcements to come:
>
> I recently received laboratory confirmation regarding a meteorite that was
> found within a few miles of the famous Old Woman Meteorite.  When I first
> examined the stone I was not even sure it was meteoritic but it was
magnetic
> and dense.  It reminded me of iron shale I had seen in other iron type
> meteorites so I broke off a small piece and diamond lapped it. When I saw
a
> few elemental metal flakes imbedded in the shale, I knew with 90%
certainty
> it was a weathered iron meteorite so I sent a piece in for classification.
> Here are a few images with explanations.
>
> This image shows where weathering has delaminated the crystalline
structure.
> If you look carefully you can see 10 mm sized bands forming a triangular
> pattern.  What is interesting is that the original Old Woman meteorite has
a
> 10 mm bandwidth making it a coarsest octahedrite.  The reason this
specimen
> is more weathered than the original find is that it was found at a lower
> elevation where moisture is more prevalent.
>
> Freshly found Old Woman IIAB Iron meteorite, image one:
> http://themeteoritesite.com/oldwoman.jpg
>
> The second image shows the side with less weathering and more elemental
> iron:
>  http://themeteoritesite.com/Oldwoman2.jpg
>
> I hope you enjoyed the images and will take any advice on what to do with
> this very special meteorite.  Should I donate it and if so where?
>
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
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> raremeteorites at comcast.net
>
>
>
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