Description: My name is Ruben Garcia - aka MrMeteorite - and I’m a meteorite hunter, dealer, and collector. I began my meteorite adventures in 1998 and since then I have found many thousands of meteorites as well purchased and sold many thousands more. I’ve been featured in many books and magazines about meteorites. Publications like Sky and Telescope, Discover, Iguana, Meteorite Times, and even the latest book by O. Richard and Dorothy Norton, called “What’s so Mysterious about Meteorites?” I’ve also been featured in such TV shows as, Cash and Treasures, Meteorite Men, Nova Science NOW with Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the United Stats of America - a program all about various statistics - with Sklar Brothers as hosts. Of course, I’ve also been the subject of newspaper articles all across the country as well as various NPR and BBC radio shows. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE You can bid with confidence since everything I sell is guaranteed to be exactly as listed. I include a handwritten (business card size) certificate of authenticity with each specimen. If you have a question, please feel free to send a message before bidding. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s information (from the Meteorite Bulletin) about this particular meteorite.Abadla 002 Basic information Name: Abadla 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Algeria Mass: 800 g Classification history: Recommended: CM2 This is 1 of 626 approved meteorites classified as CM2. Comments: Approved 13 May 2022 Writeup Abadla 002 30°28’58.07"N, 01°37’15.76"W Bechar, AlgeriaFind: 2021 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: Many identically appearing pieces were found on December 5, 8 and 13, 2021, along an approximately 10 km traverse. Purchased from Mouha Bouyat on February 22, 2022. Physical characteristics: Dark fusion-crusted exterior, broken surface reveals numerous small chondrules set in a dark gray matrix that makes up over 50% of this meteorite. Small CAIs are visible. Petrography: (A. Ross and C. Agee, UNM) Chondrules and Small CAIs set in a fine-grained matrix (>50 vol%) . Most chondrules are porphyritic type I with predominantly forsteritic olivines. Matrix olivines are mostly fragmental and ferroan. Apparent mean chondrule diameter approximately 300 μm. Aluminous diopside, troilite, Fe-Ni sulfide, and low-Ni iron were detected. Geochemistry: (A. Ross and C. Agee, UNM) Type I chondrule olivine Fa0.9±0.3, Cr2O3=0.37±0.20 (wt%) n=4; ferroan matrix olivine Fa38.3±6.9, Fe/Mn=97±22, Cr2O3=0.29±0.14 (wt%) n=4; low-Ca pyroxene Fs3.0±2.3Wo2.4±2.1, n=4; matrix (20 ?m defocused microprobe beam) analytical totals of 77.6±2.4 wt% and FeO=35.5±3.4 wt%, n=7. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2). The low analytical totals in the matrix indicate the presence of hydrous phases. Specimens: 20 g on deposit at UNM, Mouha Bouyat and Matthew Stream hold the main mass.
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