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Yucca 031   contributed by Twink Monrad, IMCA 9454   MetBul Link


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34.3 grams.   H6

TKW 34.3 grams. Fall not observed. Found 14 December 2013 in Arizona, USA.


Twink writes:
Dr. Laurence Garvie at ASU has recently completed the classification of the meteorite I found in the Franconia area in December 2013.

Green crystals can be seen in the patch where the fusion crust is missing, easily visible with loupe or microscope.
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Doug Ross
 4/23/2015 11:03:02 AM		 Yet another piece added to the complex Yucca DCA puzzle! Congrats Twink!
Ben Fisler
 4/22/2015 11:50:59 PM		 Kudos on the new field. A very cool discovery!
Michael Mulgrew
 4/22/2015 11:07:14 AM		 Very nice meteorite, Twink. I'm still working on getting the pictures in EoM, Yucca 031 still isn't showing in their database yet!
Larry Atkins
 4/22/2015 7:43:22 AM		 Hi Twink, That is a nice looking meteorite! It's a good thing you took a closer look at that one!
Bernd Pauli
 4/22/2015 6:04:01 AM		 Nice meteorite, fresh-looking crust and crystals as green as a Yucca palm. Thanks for sharing with us!
Dr. Mike Reynolds
 4/22/2015 5:43:38 AM		 Terrific find and nice meteorite! Thanks for sharing this with us.
John Hope
 4/22/2015 3:18:38 AM		 Thank you so much for photo's and info about this meteorite you found Twink. I can only dream about finding a meteorite coming from N.Z. What a privilege.
Graham
 4/22/2015 3:03:28 AM		 Nice one Twink...your very on version of Katol.
 

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