[meteorite-list] [AD] Announcing Two New Lunar Meteorites and a New Bencubbinite‏

[Matthias Bärmann]

Thanks Luc - and mediator Dave - for this great night-video: what a dense 
and, well, somehow suitable crazy dense atmosphere ;-)

My best,

Matthias B.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Gheesling" <dave at fallingrocks.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:49 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [AD] Announcing Two New Lunar Meteorites and a New 
Bencubbinite‏


> I'M POSTING THIS FOR LUC, WHO IS HAVING TROUBLE DOING SO FROM HIS WEB 
> INTERFACE IN TUCSON:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am announcing to the list two new lunar meteorites and a Bencubbinite 
> launched for the 2010 Tucson show.
>
>
>
> I discovered the Shişr 166, my 10th piece of the Moon in Oman, a 128.8g 
> lunar feldspathic impact-melt breccias in April 2008. The circumstances of 
> finding are quite funny because I find it in the desert at night using my 
> head lamp around the camp. The Led head lamp offer a very good contrast at 
> night so this is a possibility for everyone to extend the time of hunting 
> in place with high potential of finding in white flat desert area like 
> Oman. So, times to times a meteorite is just waiting you at night! Hunting 
> during the night, we do that since most than 10 years now, is very 
> exciting and it’s most of the time the best thing to do in the desert at 
> night with thousands of stars and sometimes the Moon inspiring you. Don’t 
> forget, to keep few hours to sleep…
>
>
>
> Anyway, here is a video take mainly by my brother few minutes after I pick 
> up the lunar. Sorry for the poor quality video but we used a small camera 
> in our car. Again sorry, we speak French in this video but you can easily 
> understand the excitation when I used sand paper on this stone and 
> discovered the typical breccias of a lunar…
>
>
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/content/108-new-lunar-meteorite-classified-by-Randy-Korotev
>
>
>
> Just few pieces available, less than 10g are for sale, the main mass was 
> acquired by a Museum for public display.
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/444-lunar-meteorite-shisr-166
>
>
>
> Here is the end cut with photos and a nice 360° display if you have flash 
> enabled
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/233-lunar-meteorite-shisr-166.html
>
>
>
> I found the Dhofar 1528, a 213g stone, in a “sub-normal” circumstance, not 
> a night!, and after a full day with no meteorite in Oman which is quite 
> exceptional. This lunar was just waiting me since long time in the desert, 
> a nice lunar classified Anorthosite (highland) breccias that contains a 
> wide variety of lithologies
>
>
>
> The end cut and some slices are available, smaller slices are available at 
> the InnSuite:
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/457-dhofar-1528-lunar-meteorite
>
>
>
> To finish my best surprise of 2010! The Minera Escondida (name pending) a 
> new
>
> This 598g meteorite was found during a trip in Chile on Imilac with my 
> brother in 2004. From the exterior and the “skin” so typical of iron from 
> Chile, I supposed first it was a silicated iron meteorite.
>
>
>
> So, since 2004, I used this meteorite as a nice meteorite paperweight, 
> because the particular shape round and flat. I tried to sold this iron at 
> the Sainte Marie aux Mines show in France in June 2009 as an unclassified 
> iron. It was not sold, so I decided to remove a sample for classification 
> in September 2009. and discover the real nature of it…a new bencubbinite…
>
>
>
> This CB was found near the famous Minera Escondida one of the largest mine 
> for copper.
>
>
>
> I have full and part slices and a small end cut for sale in Room 118 at 
> the InnSuites (Now Tucson City Center Hotel):
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/la-escondida-bencubbinite/267-minera-escondida-name-pending-bencubbinite.html
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv/458-la-escondida-bencubbinite
>
>
> With best wishes to all,
>
> Luc Labenne
>
>
>
> Labenne Meteorites
>
> Meteorites for Science, Education & Collectors
>
> http://www.meteorites.tv
>
> labennemeteorites at hotmail.com
>
> luclabenne at meteorites.tv
>
>
> Dave Gheesling
> IMCA #5967
> www.fallingrocks.com
>
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