IMAGE GALLERY FOR THE CO3 METEORITE FIND FROM NEVADA

This is NOT the 1st carbonaceous chondrite find from Nevada - to the best of my knowledge,
this is Nevada's 2nd!!

(Nevada's 1st carbonaceous chondrite, a CV3, recognized by Nick Gessler,
was found by his son, Paul Gessler, on February 28, 2000)

- - - FACT SHEET for the CO3 new CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE METEORITE FIND FROM NEVADA - - -

- - - The descriptions accompanying these images are based upon - - -
- - - VERY PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS - - -
- - - by the author of this web page only - - -
- - - and DOES NOT reflect the findings of a concurrent study at UCLA - - -


It has been classified by UCLA as: CO3, Fa10.2-35.5, S1, W3
This is an image of the first fragment found by Bob Verish, after it was cut for thin-sectioning and analysis. The interior of this particular fragment is moderately weathered, and because it is not polished, the chondrules are better displayed. This cut surface exhibits an interior with chondrules in a variety of sizes and shapes. The irregular-shaped chondrules are "rimmed", or at least, more clearly display this characteristic which is of great interest to researchers. Very few metal grains are visible in hand specimen without magnification.


The exterior of this carbonaceous chondrite has a relatively well-preserved relict-fusion crust. . . Click on image at left for a larger image.

 
Nevada's rarest meteorite - CO3, Fa10.2-35.5, S1, W3 - one of the found fragments which has been ground and polished. Click on image at left for a larger image.
This is the fragment which is available to collectors - make your BEST OFFER.

 
Same fragment as depicted in the above image.
Interior - in reflected light under incandescent lighting.
Close-up of the above image.
Interior - in reflected light under magnification in brighter incandescent lighting
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Robert Verish

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