I3.20091130

  1. RASC I3.20091130;
  2. Black Onaping (Suevite), Sudbury Impact Structure (46°36N, 81°11W), 1850±3Ma;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. 10.10 x 4.37 x 0.99 cm;
  5. 59.9 gr;
  6. Slice, polished (matte) on broad faces;
  7. Weathering present on narrow faces, most concentrated on one of the longer faces;
  8. Good state of preservation;
  9. Published in www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=35310 ;
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M12.20091130

  1. RASC M12.20091130;
  2. Brahin, Pallasite, PMG, Gomel’, Belarus (52°30'N, 30°20'E), find 1810, 823 kg;
  3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
  4. Two fragments: a) 0.462 x 0.429 x 0.249 cm; b) 0.559 x 0.462 x 0.163 cm;
  5. a) 0.065 g; b) 0.050 g;
  6. a) Irregular triangular form; b) irregular lanceolate form;
  7. Typical attractive yellow crystalline olivine inclusions in an iron-nickel matrix;
  8. Good state of preservation;
  9. Not previously published;
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    M11.20091130

    1. RASC M11.20091130;
    2. Allan Hills 76009 (ALH 76009), L6 Chondrite, West of Allan Nunatak on the edge of the Polar plateau, Victoria Land, Antarctica (76°42'26"S, 159°07'43"E), find 1977 January 20 (U.S.–Japan Joint Antarctic Expedition), 407 kg;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
    4. Range of fragment sizes scale 2–4 (Wentworth size class=medium to very fine sand), largest fragment 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.15 cm;
    5. 0.041 g;
    6. Irregular forms;
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    M10.20091130

    1. RASC M10.20091130;
    2. Zagami, Martian (shergottite), Zagami (Katsina) Nigeria (11°44'N, 7°5'E), witnessed fall 1962 October 3, ca. 18 kg;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 November 30;
    4. Range of fragment sizes scale 2–3 (Wentworth size class=medium to fine sand), largest fragment 0.20.10.05cm;
    5. 0.02 g;
    6. Irregular forms;
    7. Colour range: N 7/ Light Gley to N 4/ Dark Gray (Munsell);
    8. ...
    9. Not previously published;
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      MWr2.196100XX

      1. RASC MWr2.196100XX;
      2. Partially melted crystalline silica;
      3. Unknown. Paper label (on collection bag): “Bought from U. of Alberta for/$28. in 1961. Identified Dec. 18th/ 1974 by J.A. Mandarino, Curator/ Dept. of Mineralogy R.O.M.” Note that Mandarino’s identification is not directly reported, nor does it survive in written form elsewhere in the RASC Archives. The implication is that Mandarino identified the specimen as a “meteorite,” but that may reflect the interpretation of his words by the writer of the label;
      4. 6.5 x 5.3 x 2.87 cm;
      5. 83.2 g;
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      MWr1.19XX00XX

      1. RASC MWr1.19XX00XX;
      2. Ilmenite (FeTiO3), possibly an Ontario find;
      3. Unknown. Whoever added it to the collection was undoubtedly misled by its mild magnetism and “dark” colour;
      4. 3.65 x 2.85 x 1.26 cm;
      5. 34.2 g;
      6. ...
      7. ...
      8. ...
      9. Previously unpublished

       

      The RASC MWr1 meteorwrong.

       

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      I2.20080920

      1. RASC I2.20080920
      2. Tektite, Australasian Strewn Field
      3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12
      4. 1.22 x 2.39 x 1.68 cm
      5. 15.3 g
      6. Pear-shaped splashform
      7. orientated
      8. Excellent state of preservation
      9. Previously unpublished;
        1. McCall, G.J.H. 2001, Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers From the Sky, Geological Society, Bath, pp. 51-54

       

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      I1.20080920

      1. RASC I1.20080920;
      2. Tektite, Australasian Strewn Field;
      3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
      4. 3.63 x 1.59 cm;
      5. 17.2 g;
      6. Elongated tear-drop splashform;
      7. orientated;
      8. Excellent state of preservation;
      9. Previously unpublished;
        1. McCall, G.J.H. 2001, Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers From the Sky, Geological Society, Bath, pp. 51-54

       

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      M9.20090712

      1. RASC M9.20090712;
      2. Gold Basin;
      3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
      4. 2 x 1.95 x 2.39 cm;
      5. 5. 2.4 g;
      6. ...
      7. ...
      8. Good state of preservation;
      9. Not previously published

       

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      M8.20090712

      1. RASC M8.20090712;
      2. Gold Basin, L4 Chondrite, Gold Basin, Arizona (N 35° 52 ́ 30 ̋, W 114° 14 ́ 0 ̋), found 1995, ca. 61 kg;
      3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
      4. 2.06 x 1.95 x 0.47 cm;
      5. 2.6 g;
      6. End cut, polished face;
      7. Weathering rind (?);
      8. Good state of preservation;
      9. Not previously published;
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