[meteorite-list] KATOL (L6) is official

Wed Jan 1 21:06:03 EST 2014

Hi Mike and List,

Mike, and the behalf of countless others, I hope we hear that story
one day.  I imagine it must have been pretty bad for you to say it was
a "little scary".

There are a predominance of stony lithologies, but Mike's iron is
obviously not an L6 chondrite.  So what do we call a mass like Mike's
superb iron shield?  Do we refer to his specimen as " Katol (L6)" or
do we refer to it as something else?  Does Katol have some similarity
with Almahata Sitta, in the sense that stones with different
lithologies (and classifications) shared the same strewnfield?

So, a majority of hand specimens show a curious lithology that is
granular, shocked, and originating from the L-chondrite group.  Has
anyone tried to plot the affinities from the specimens like Mike's
that don't match the majority lithology?  I'd be curious if they also
fit into the L-chondrite group, or, if they were xenoliths hitching a
ride in the Katol rubble-pile.

Good stuff.  It's about time that Katol gets some serious attention.  :)

Best regards,

MikeG
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On 1/1/14, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
> Yes, this piece is oriented heat shield shaped with countless flow lines and
> bubbles on the thick backside crust. There are a couple of crystal-rich
> sections. It is one of my favorite pieces in my collection, the adventure to
> acquire was a little scary.
> Laurence Garvie has taken many photos of it, I am sure he has incredible
> photos I haven't seen. This photo was the only one I got.
> The piece is still at ASU on loan, it will be on display at the Tucson
> show.
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 1, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Oh, of course, this the metal-rich piece?
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>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> No chondrules.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Jan 1, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think it is almost totally nickel iron and the marks are flow lines
>>>> and small impact pits similar to those you find on Sikhote Alin...
>>>>
>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
>>>>> Or perhaps the sphericals are vesiculation of fusion crust? I agree
>>>>> with Jim, it would be nice to see some BSE images.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carl
>>>>> *************************************
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>>>>> Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
>>>>> MSC03 2050
>>>>> University of New Mexico
>>>>> Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> Beautiful oriented and flow lines! I assume all the circular and
>>>>>> spherical shapes are chondrules peeking through the fusion crust?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for sharing Mike!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Carl
>>>>>> *************************************
>>>>>> Carl B. Agee
>>>>>> Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics
>>>>>> Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences
>>>>>> MSC03 2050
>>>>>> University of New Mexico
>>>>>> Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tel: (505) 750-7172
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Jim Wooddell
>>>>>> <jim.wooddell at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks Jeff!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Would love to see a polished window image as well as some BSE images
>>>>>>> now!
>>>>>>> Maybe Laurence or whoever has them can share!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this thing is going to have a paper published we may have to
>>>>>>> wait!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/1/2014 11:35 AM, Jeff Grossman wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike's photo in posted in the database now.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/1/2014 1:19 PM, Jim Wooddell wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jim Wooddell
>>>>>>> jim.wooddell at suddenlink.net
>>>>>>> http://pages.suddenlink.net/chondrule/
>>>>>>>
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