[meteorite-list] Lovina Iron

[Jeff Kuyken]

While I don't actually know (so don't assume it's anywhere near correct) I 
would presume the pyramidal feature is a result of weathering in the 
tropical climate exposing the crystalline structure of the meteorite and 
it's different minerals. (i.e. kamacite, taenite, etc, etc.) I would also 
assume the extremely high nickel content helped the whole thing from pulling 
a Nantan and allowing this to occur.

Does anyone actually know how this occured?

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lovina Iron


I second that question... This is perhaps the oddest looking meteorite
I've seen.

It appears to have some sort of mineral growth attached to it. Perhaps a
mineralization which formed the crystalline pyramidal structures. The
structures show no sign of ablation at all and appear to be too fragile
to have survived atmospheric entry in such pristine shape. What are we
looking at in those structures?

Regards,
Eric


On 2/22/2010 6:51 AM, Jeff Kuyken wrote:
> Agreed! Great news and easily the most interesting looking meteorite I've 
> ever seen!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias Bärmann" <majbaermann at web.de>
> To: "Jim Strope" <nwa482 at comcast.net>; "Meteorite Central" 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lovina Iron
>
>
>> Thanks, Jim, Darryll - as I already mentioned: simply incredible. Should 
>> have been found in the treasure of an old Aztec pyramide. (But Indonesian 
>> beach is okay too ;-)
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Strope" <nwa482 at comcast.net>
>> To: "Meteorite Central" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:21 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Lovina Iron
>>
>>
>>> Listees......
>>>
>>> There was a lot of discussion at the Tucson show about the Lovina Iron 
>>> Meteorite found in Indonesia in 1981.  It was first determined to be a 
>>> meteorite, a very unusual meteorite in appearance.  Then news came out 
>>> that it was possibly not a meteorite.  Anyway, the partslices looked so 
>>> cool that I got one off of Darryl Pitt in Tucson.  I knew full well that 
>>> the jury was still out.
>>>
>>> Well, just received news this morning from Darryl that it is now back to 
>>> being a meteorite.
>>>
>>> Check out the photo of Lovina before cutting:
>>>
>>> http://www.macovich.com/imagesOct2909/Lovina_large.jpg
>>>
>>> I bet everybody that got a piece of this will be really stoked. 
>>> Congrats Darryl.
>>>
>>> Jim Strope
>>> 421 Fourth Street
>>> Glen Dale, WV  26038
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