[meteorite-list] Related Meteorite Falls 11 years apart? Both Hammers! Bo
cdtucson at cox.net
cdtucson at cox.net
Tue Mar 9 18:12:58 EST 2010
This is great news.
I saw all of these types at Tucson show and what an amazing meteorite it is. A must have really. Thanks Anne.
Carl
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Carl or Debbie Esparza
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---- Impactika at aol.com wrote:
> Thank you Richard.
>
> Yes, because all the fragments were found within a small area and all
> showed the same lack of weathering, they were thought to be part of the same
> meteorite, and the isotopes immediately verified that.
> And yes, because this meteorite is basically, as Ted Bunch called it, a
> "rubble pile" each fragment is being analyzed and classified independently. I
> do have more complete and detailed lists if you are interested, but first
> take a look at the list on my website (www.impactika.com/asitta.doc) you will
> see what I mean, I am very careful to keep each fragment listed with its
> proper classification.
>
> Yes, Richard, you found a very interesting meteorite, from the moment of
> discovery, to its classification.
>
> Anne M. Black
> http://www.impactika.com/
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
> Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
> http://www.imca.cc/
>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2010 9:20:52 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> damoclid at yahoo.com writes:
> > Walter,
> > Yes, there are documented strewnfields which prove
> > more than one classification does exist within a single
> > area. But, Now that Almahatta Sitta has been found to have
> > several different classes within one fall it seems to me
> > this changes everything.
>
> Yes it does, to a point.
>
> > In fact as you know they were so confused by the
> > differences that they tested every single find to be
> > absolutely sure they were all from just one fall. I believe
> > they decided that they were in fact all from one fall. This
> > makes buying and selling Almahatta Sitta a bit tricky
> > because you may not actually get the Ureilite you are
> > expecting. You may get some other classification all
> > together.
>
> Anne Black may have something more to say about this but hasn't seen this
> post yet. If you buy from her you will know exactly what you are getting,
> ureilite, enstatite, H5, etc. because each and every fragment of TC3 she sells
> is being classified.
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