[meteorite-list] Ourique

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Mike Farmer wrote:

> I have no Ourique left, only tiny ebay fragments I found in the crater, all rusty.

Bucklebee, Rabimmel, Meow Martin wrote:

> if they are gone, they are gone ...

"Gone with the Wind" said the owner of 16.66 grams of Ourique that I purchased from
Mike Farmer back in 1999. It is a brecciated partslice with plenty of NiFe and a big,
squarish lighter clast measuring 2 x 2.5 cm. I also call a rectangular thin section
with numerous light-colored chondrules my own.

Believe it or not, my elder grandson Fabian (6 years young) also owns a fresh (!)
piece of Ourique that he got from Mike back in 1999 a few days after his birth.
Mike then wrote:

"I'll send an extra fragment of Ourique for you to give him when he is old enough."

This has become Fabian's "good luck charm" and may also be the first meteorite of
a budding meteorite collector ... who knows. His grandpa will one day leave behind
a collection that needs to be curated and continued ;-)

Best wishes,

Bernd