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4.8 gram crusted fragment.   CM2

TKW 100 kg. Observed fall 28 September 1969, near Near Murchison, Victoria, Australia.

        Melbourne Museum


John writes:
This 4.8 gram crusted Murchison CM2 fragment was purchased at the 2003 Springfield show from Geoff Cintron of Island Meteorites. The crust on this specimen gave me my first introduction to the iridescence seen on the crusts of some meteorite falls. I have other examples with Chergach (H5), Bilanga (DIO), Chelyabinsk (LL5), and now Agua Zarcas (CM2).
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Mohamed
 5/5/2020 7:07:53 PM		 the other one I keep in my house
John Divelbiss
 6/1/2019 8:43:15 PM		 Murchison is one of the "big guys" in meteorite history. Having another carbonaceous Fall with Agua Zarcas is a good thing for all who love/study meteorites. This Murchison piece is very special to my collection...even though it is only 4.8 grams. :)
Twink Monrad
 6/1/2019 4:33:07 PM		 As we probably all do, some bring rocks to us to see if they are space rocks. I can just picture someone bringing a piece of asphalt from a highway and asking if it is this!
Bernd Pauli
 6/1/2019 1:20:47 PM		 "Only" 4.8 grams but it's got all it takes: fresh, frothy crust - chondrules - small CAIs - inclusions, etc. Thanks for sharing!
Alex Seidel
 6/1/2019 4:20:24 AM		 "Murch" is a wonderful stone, and this one is a nice example, thx for sharing. Yes, busy matrix, indeed. (I will send a poster pic to Paul to have it forwarded to you, can't do that here)
Graham Ensor
 6/1/2019 3:30:14 AM		 Very nice and a very busy matrix in that one.
 

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