[meteorite-list] NWA 1685, THE BLACK NWA

[Darren Garrison]

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:15:04 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>Good afternoon list.I have been thinking lately about the black nwa,nwa 1685.To me it is one of the most beautiful meteorites I have ever seen.With it's black velvety crust and just beautiful inside.I was wondering if any info has come back on the classification.And as always,I am always looking for more.Any thoughts?
>

I hear that the black NWA went in for classification but, unfortunately, while
traveling through Los Angeles, it was stopped by police for on apparent reason
and severely beaten before being locked away.  So who knows how long before we
have classification data?  :-(