John Divelbiss
8/7/2020 5:26:28 PM |
Anne...the EL Melt rock has been a problem for a while. I'm just glad Dr. Rubin finally took the time to sort out all the early and updated findings with this material. Recently the offerings at higher costs have not been prevalent, but these some of the alternatives were offered all winter and spring as Aubrites and EL6's. Hopefully it will end and everyone will just call it was it is...Al Haggounia 001, no other names are needed or should be used IMO. |
Anne Black
8/7/2020 4:35:29 PM |
Glad you like it. And I agree John, but then look how long it took to get the Met. Society to change the classification on the Met. Bulletin? I still encounter people who are convinced that it is an aubrite, but so weathered that it can be mistaken for many other things. |
John Divelbiss
8/7/2020 7:04:24 AM |
a fascinating meteorite...one that is prolific for the shear number of specimens. Many of the ugly meteorites we see on Ebay as unclassified NWA's are pieces of this material. I would say many of the ugly pieces in our collections are possibly from the find. The "streak" is quite obvious with an orange-like coloring that makes it easy to determine if another stone is paired. And lastly...why does the IMCA still allow members to sell obvious pairings with earlier classifications of Aubrite, EL6, etc. that have been debunked? It still goes on today with extreme pricing asked relative to the known/stated Al Haggounia 001 offerings. |
Bernd Pauli
8/7/2020 5:06:42 AM |
Seems to be a radial enstatite chondrule fragment! |
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