[meteorite-list] Katol news

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Hi List,

Last night I heard something puzzling.

A collector/scientist that I know says that he read a paper published
by GSI that claims Katol is an H5 chondrite.  I asked him for a link
to the paper or more info on it, and I am still waiting to hear back
on that.

In the meantime, this has me wondering.  I have seen a lot of H5
chondrites over the years.  I have seen fresh H5 falls and weathered
H5 NWA stones.  I have never seen an H5 (or any H-chondrite) that
resembles Katol.  I have a hard time believing that this meteorite is
an H.  The pieces I have seen (many, ranging in size from crumbs to 2+
grams, whole and fragments) do not look like chondrites at all.  I
have heard reports of specimens that have chondrules, but I have not
seen any.  I also heard reports of a specimen that is entirely metal
and another one with crystalline inclusions.  If those reports are
credible, and based on the green matrix and crystalline texture, then
I doubt this is an H-chondrite.

Does anyone have a link to this GSI paper or more info about it?

Best regards,

MikeG

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