HOPE CREEK ALASKA METEORITE .50 gms LL6 STONE OLIVINE

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Thanks for looking at this auction. Hope Creek Meteorite from the North Star Borough of Fairbanks, Alaska .5 grams LL6 Chondrite, Olivine-hypersthene amphoterite, brecciated found 1998 This information below is from the Meteoritical Bulletin Hope Creek Basic information Name: Hope Creek This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: T is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: United States Mass: 9.83 kg Classification: Catalog of Meteorites: LL6 MetBase: LL6 Meteoritical Bulletin: LL6 Recommended: LL6 [explanation] This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites (type 4-7) , Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) , LL chondrites , and Ordinary chondrites Writeup ,from MB 84: Hope Creek Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA Found 1998 summer Ordinary chondrite (LL6) A 9.83 kg stone was found with a metal detector by Chris Shaw while he was prospecting for gold in a creek. Classification and mineralogy (M. McGehee, G. Huss, ASU ): breccia; olivine, Fa 29 ; pyroxene, Fs 20.7 ; shock stage, S3 (light-colored clasts), S4 (dark-colored host); weathering grade, W2. Specimens: main mass, 5.74 k g, with finder; ~ 2 kg AShaw ; ~ 2 kg, OShaw ; 46.2 g, AMNH ; 41.8 g, UCLA ; 32.6 g, ASU . Institutions and collections AMNH : Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA (institutional address) AShaw : Allen Shaw, P.O. Box 13166, Edwardsville, KS 66113, USA (private address) ASU : Center for Meteorite Studies, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA (institutional address) OShaw : Oza Shaw, P.O. Box 13213, Edwardsville, KS 66113, USA (private address) UCLA : Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA (institutional address) References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000) Find references in NASA ADS Photos: From Encyclopedia of Meteorites : Photo courtesy Allen Shaw (added to database 2006-07-29)From Encyclopedia of Meteorites : Photo courtesy Matteo Chinellato (added to database 2006-07-29) Geography: Coordinates: Catalogue of Meteorites: (65° 23'N, 146° 16'W) MetBase: (same) Recommended: : (65° 23'N, 146° 16'W) Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Alaska, United States (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1512 approved meteorites from United States (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) Thank you for looking. Good Luck! Please add me to your favorite sellers by clicking under my user id: Add to Favorite Sellers No need to wait for an email from me or ebay if you win this auction and click on the "Pay Now" button. If you are the winning bidder, as soon as the auction ends please click on the "Pay Now" button and it will take you to the payment page with your choice of Paypal, which if you pay with a credit card will get the item shipped to you quicker. If you pay through Paypal with your checking account, Paypal automatically will notify you and me that t is a 4 day hold until the payment has cleared through your checking account. If you choose Money order or Cashier's check I will wait for your mailed payment and ship the item as soon as the payment is cashed. Sorry no personal checks. Please, no cash.No need to wait for an ebay email or an email from me if you pay as soon as you win.Thank you for bidding and winning! Payment We only accept PayPal, money orders and cashier's checks at this time. Orders may be delayed if the payment information you input is incorrect. You can pay as soon as the auction ends by clicking on the "Pay Now" button or when you receive the payment information e-mail from ebay or an emai... read more

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