[meteorite-list] Murchison TKW (was RFSPD, May 2, 2009)

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello Graham and List,

Graham wondered: "Murchison is listed as having a TKW of over 100 kg and yet
there is very little available for collectors...did most of it end up in labs or are
collectors and dealers just holding on to this precious material."

If the information below (Source: Catalogue of Meteorites) is still valid, there
is only about 18 kilograms available for collectors around the globe and that
is *not* very much for a carbonaceous chondrite and a witnessed fall.

40.3 kg Field Museum for National History, Chicago,
30.0 kg National Museum, Washington,
05.4 kg Melbourne Museum, Victoria, Australia,
04.6 kg Arizona State University, Tempe,
01.9 kg, Los Angeles, Univ. of California.


Hope this helps,

Bernd (Happy owner of 6.9 grams from David New + thin section from Bob Haag)