[meteorite-list] Some Images of the Randsburg California Iron

Tue Jun 28 03:28:27 EDT 2005

is not the first time a meteorite is passed for a new
meteorite and after the analysis is confirmed is a
Campo del Cielo or other meteorite paired....I repeat,
the patterns its 100% the same of a campo del cielo,
strange this meteorite have silicated, type a Campo
del Cielo....

Matteo

--- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net> ha scritto:

> Matteo,
> 
> What an insult! The only thing this meteorite has in
> common with a Campo is
> that it is a coarse octahedrite iron meteorite, a
> very well represented type
> of iron.  I was more concerned that it might be a
> transported Canyon Diablo
> at first but it looks completely different with a
> much courser pattern, even
> of greater bandwidth than that of a Campo. The good
> people who offered this
> meteorite have a perfect reputation, are not even
> known for selling
> meteorites and their story is verifiable.  Just
> because some meteorite
> dealers we all know are willing to pull a
> bait-and-switch and fake
> provenance doesn't mean honest folks will.  On top
> of that, not a single
> flake of iron shale fell off of this meteorite even
> after being transported
> half way across the US.  The weathering is more like
> that of a dry desert
> than that of a swampy Campo field find.
> 
> If in doubt, check it out!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> Team LunarRock
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites"
> <mcomemeteorite2004 at yahoo.it>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Some Images of the
> Randsburg California Iron
> 
> 
> > The patterns are many similar to Campo del Cielo
> > slices I have sale years ago...are you sure this
> is
> > real a new iron meteorite and not a Campo del
> Cielo
> > pass for another meteorite?
> >
> > Matteo
> >
> > --- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net> ha
> scritto:
> >
> >
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > For those who are interested, I finally got
> around
> > > to cutting the 40 pound
> > > iron meteorite that sat in the Randsburg Rock
> Shop
> > > for nearly four decades
> > > after being found in the Little Lake area lava
> beds.
> > > We took two cuts before
> > > it completely detoothed two bandsaw blades.  The
> > > blades become immediately
> > > worthless when they hit a weird somewhat
> symmetrical
> > > silicated area. You can
> > > see the large odd crystal shaped silicated area
> in
> > > the second image.  You
> > > can also see where it pushed the band aside and
> > > created a groove.   I have
> > > since received another blade I ordered last week
> in
> > > hopes of finishing the
> > > third and final cut.
> > >
> > > Image of meteorite being cut:
> > > http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgCut.jpg
> > >
> > > Close-up showing silicated area:
> > >
> http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgCutCloseup.jpg
> > >
> > > An overly done first etch showing a course
> pattern:
> > > http://themeteoritesite.com/RandsburgEtch.jpg
> > >
> > > My guess is that this will be another coarse
> > > octahedrite, possibly a IAB
> > > with Winonaite inclusions.  The next step will
> be to
> > > check out the silicate
> > > inclusion(s) on a Microprobe.  The one I
> examined
> > > looks exactly like a
> > > Winonaite but that will not explain its
> crystalline
> > > shape or why the blades
> > > were destroyed.
> > >
> > > I will update as more research is completed,
> > > Take Care,
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > Adam Hupe
> > > The Hupe Collection
> > > Team LunarRock
> > > IMCA 2185
> > > raremeteorites at comcast.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
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