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Meteorite collection of Bernd Pauli. Copyright (c) Bernd Pauli.
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.36 and 3.062 grams. LL3.4
TKW 12.1 kg. Fall not observed. A single, oriented, mass in three fragments was found in a wheat field, 1978, Quay County, New Mexico, USA. Not recognized as a meteorite until 1982.
Bernd writes:
The rectangular, thin slice weighs 0.36 gr and has interstitial, black, molten sulfide.
The larger slice weighs 3.062 gr and is loaded with colorful chondrules. There is a large, rhomboidal grayish-blue clast in the 9 o’clock position, and, lower right of center, in the 5 o’clock position, there is a bleached chondrule (a.k.a. bull’s eye chondrule) with an indentation.
Bleached chondrules are evidence for widespread aqueous processes on the parent asteroid of the Ragland chondrite. |
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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MexicoDoug
11/4/2016 6:35:11 AM |
Bernd - Thanks for the detailed interesting description of this colorful treat.
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Mark Bittmann
11/3/2016 11:35:19 PM |
Nice one. |
John Divelbiss
11/3/2016 7:41:30 PM |
eye popping colored chondrules...excellent Bernd !!! |
Erock
11/3/2016 1:00:09 PM |
Beautiful! |
Jorg-Florian Jensch
11/3/2016 6:39:05 AM |
Beautiful colorful chondrules. |
Twink Monrad
11/3/2016 5:41:53 AM |
Very pretty and interesting about chondrules.
Location not too far from Arizona ! |
Gregor Hoeher
11/3/2016 4:58:36 AM |
Ah, this is the famous Ragland seen from the near. Beautiful. The weathering process makes it wonderfully colorful. |
Graham
11/3/2016 4:03:47 AM |
Beautiful specimen Bernd.
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Adri*n Contreras G*mez
11/3/2016 2:10:35 AM |
Realmente precioso!!! |
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