AW: [meteorite-list] Mazapil meteorite

[Jörn Koblitz]

Dear Svend,

MetBase records the following repositories and weights of Mazapil specimens:

3545g: Vienna, Naturhist. Mus. [main mass]
127g: Mexico City, Inst. Geol. [incl. 112g of 'Chichimeguilas']
95.4g: Lvov, Min. Mus. Univ.
83g: New York, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.
19.0g: Chicago, Field Mus. Nat. Hist.
17.3g: Berlin, Mus. Naturk., Humboldt Univ.
14g: London, Nat. Hist. Mus.

According to this, nothing in private hand.

Best regards,
Jörn

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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Dr. Svend Buhl [mailto:SvendBuhl at web.de]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. September 2004 13:12
> An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Mazapil meteorite
> 
> 
> Dear Listees,
> 
> I?m currently trying to track a piece of the Mazapil Iron. 
> It?s a medium octaedrite that fell on 27th November 1885 at 
> Zacatecas, Mexico. TKW was 4 kg.
> 
> It was the same night that the Andromedid meteor shower 
> underwent a spectacular outburst.  The simultaneity of these 
> two events has driven speculation ever since that the 
> meteorite was a fragment from Periodic Comet Biela, the 
> parent comet of the Andromedid shower. However, refering to 
> Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37 (2002) the occurrence of 
> the two events was purely coincidental.
> 
> So far I know that ANMH has some material. Does anyone know 
> if this is the main mass? And is there any material of 
> Mazapil in private hands that I can purchase or trade. Any 
> hints are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> Svend
> 
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