[meteorite-list] Is it just me, or does this Australian meteorite look like NWA?

James jamespault at att.net
Wed Jan 28 21:33:39 EST 2015


Hi Mike and list
Also, I think I remember Pigick was several small stones not one mass.
Jim Tobin 

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> On Jan 28, 2015, at 6:02 PM, Gmail via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> 
> Mike, based the year found and when first classified, I highly doubt that it is an NWA.
> 
> It may have been transported within Australia though.
> 
> Best,
> 
> 
> Mendy Ouzillou
> 
> On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> 
> While poking around the Met Bulletin database, I ran across the Pigick
> H5 meteorite.
> 
> The only two photos of Pigick in the database strongly resemble a NWA
> stone. The desert varnish appears to resemble typical NWA varnish and
> there are some captive sand grains in the weathering cracks - also
> resembling typical NWA.
> 
> The bulletin write-up for Pigick says the fragments were discovered in
> a "wheat paddock" - are captive sand grains consistent with a "wheat
> paddock" ?
> 
> Could this be a possible case of a transported NWA, or are looks deceiving me?
> 
> Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=18821
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> MikeG
> 
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