[meteorite-list] 60X image of NWA 011

[Ron Baalke]

> has there been any new evidence pointing to a mercurian origin for this 
> stuff? i thought such origin was definatly rulled out in favor of a 
> carbonaceous body origin

There has been speculation that NWA 011 may be from either Mercury or Venus.
But it is just speculation, and it is most than likely to be from an 
asteroid.

> http://aaa.wustl.edu/Work/pub_files/northwestafrica011.html
> 

Quoting from the link you just provided:

"The material from which NWA 011 originated may have been like some 
 CH or CB chondrites, members of the CR chondrite clan, which are all 
 related through oxygen isotopic compositions. The NWA 011 parent body 
 is probably of asteroidal origin, possibly the basaltic asteroid 
 1459 Magnya."

Ron Baalke