[meteorite-list] looking for classification advice for fresh find

[Greg Hupe]

Hello Rob,

That is a very nice and fresh stone. I would say it does not represent any 
of the recent NWA falls. I would send it in to have it classified, and 
request the classifying scientist to have the terrestrial age dating 
performed by an approved lab. Obviously it will not get a distinct name 
without witnesses and GPS coords, but I think that it would be worth 
classifying.

Good luck with it!

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Lenssen" <rlenssen at planet.nl>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:43 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] looking for classification advice for fresh find


> Dear List,
>
> I received a new meteorite directly from a Moroccan dealer last week, that 
> looks remarkably fresh.
>
> The dealer told me the 314g stone was broken in (three) fragments by the 
> nomad who found it. Also the name of the town of find was provided.
>
> My first thought was that it would be one of recent years falls.
> The dealer insists it's not.
> As I thought the price to be OK, I decided to buy.
>
> I "studied" the pieces, and compared them to my Bassikounou:
> The material looks whiter than Bassikounou (that again looks whiter (less 
> grey) than Chergach to me).
> It has a lot of free iron (more than visible in the photographs) and few 
> visible larger chondrules.
> Based on the free iron, I would not expect it to be LL like Bensour.
> Tested with a magnet, it is attracted strongly, but slightly less than 
> Bassikounou an H-type chondrite.
> And last, the crust has almost no dust (fine sand) contamination, like 
> Bassikounou typically has.
>
> My question is how to deal with this stone, with respect to 
> classification.
> Does this stone deserve more than the standard NWA classification?
> Should for instance terrestrial age be determined?
> I would appreciate some guidance from List members who are 
> (professionally) involved in meteorite research.
>
> http://home.planet.nl/~rlenssen/314g/314g-NWA.html
>
> Kind regards,
> Rob Lenssen
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