[meteorite-list] SAU 001 - L4/5 - S2; W1
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Fri May 28 16:46:39 EDT 2004
> Hi list, I was sitting looking at my SAU 001.... and I thought
> it is one of the most beautiful meteorites I have ever seen.
> Have you ever seen the Hubble deepfield images? They
> look just the same as a slice of SAU 001. Please let me
> in on your thoughts ... Lars Pedersen
Hello Lars and List,
I absolutely concur. When I got my slice from Michael Blood on
13 Jun 2001, I wrote to him: "Thank God, the SaU 001 was a
real sleeper 'cause it almost knocked my two socks off!!!"
The description which I wrote that night for my personal collection
database will confirm your feelings and thoughts about SaU 001:
"A thin fully-crusted slice with lots of perfect chondrules of various
sizes and colors, and abundant small to medium-sized FeNi specks. The FeNi
which surrounds several armored chondrules consists of a minute spray
of nickel-iron. One light-colored chondrule measuring 2 mm across, sports
a 0.5 mm round FeNi bleb sitting within. The pointed end displays some
shock darkened areas where chondrules are less abundant.
> Have you ever seen the Hubble deep field images?
There are some outstanding ones in the July issue of Sky & Telescope
(pp. 30-31, pp. 42- 49) ... and, yes, they do remind me of the gorgeous,
colorful matrix and chondrules of my 16.5-gram SAU 001 slice.
I also wrote to Capt'n Blood:
"Well, this L4/5 is a real 'Sleeping Beauty'. It does look much
more like an L3 than an L4/5 and reminds me of Cole Creek."
I was so intrigued that I also got a thin section from Michael in August 2001,
and, to top it off, I acquired a 340-gram, completely fusion-crusted individual
at a local rock and gem show that same month. It has numerous shallow
regmaglypts, and is, together with my 194-gram Gao individual from Michael
Cottingham, and my 160-gram Allende individual one of the most beautiful
pieces that I own.
Best regards,
Bernd
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