Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I had the day off today. My home is being remodeled so it is dirty, dusty and workers banging around. It was also a cold rainy day. I wanted to get out of the house so I decided to drive the 10 minutes to Arizona State University to check out their meteorite display and see what was new. While there I bumped into Dr. Garvie who was just beginning a tour of the meteorite vault for some grad students. Dr. Garvie remembered me from some of my meteorite finds I have brought to their open houses in the past and invited me in with the students! It was one hour I won't soon forget. I'll attach some pictures. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Here is a sample of the recent Cuba fall. Best example of shock veins I have ever seen. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Here is a large Allende meteorite. They left the grass on it to show that meteorites are not hot when they hit the ground. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 This is a graphite nodule from a Canyon Diablo meteorite where the graphite turned to diamond during the impact. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 A bunch of large Canyon Diablos. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 More Irons from different falls. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 A couple of cool large chondrites. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Lunar meteorite slice. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Right on Strapped, right place at the right time huh Did you learn something new that you might share with us? Anyway good going, you hit the mother lode of meteorites! h.t. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 56 minutes ago, hardtimehermit said: Right on Strapped, right place at the right time huh Did you learn something new that you might share with us? Anyway good going, you hit the mother lode of meteorites! h.t. Dr Garvie was pretty excited about the graphite nodule where the graphite turned to diamond. He said it was a very recent discovery. He actually took it out of the case and passed it around so we could all take a closer look. I took the picture after it was back in the case. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Thanks for posting these photos! All I can say is WOW, that's a lot of meteorites!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Eric, That sounds like an great time at ASU, so much to see and learn... thanks for sharing. Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 A few more....A large Acapulcoite. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 A huge Holbrook 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 What a great day, thanks for sharing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 WAY Cool - Thank you for sharing your fantastic photos! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 15 hours ago, Strapped said: Dr Garvie was pretty excited about the graphite nodule where the graphite turned to diamond. He said it was a very recent discovery. He actually took it out of the case and passed it around so we could all take a closer look. I took the picture after it was back in the case. I am curious if Dr. Garvie spoke about lonsdaleite. It seems scientists have not been able to fully agree about Canyon Diablo diamonds and weather or not they are lonsdaleite, which is a high pressure mineral three times as hard as diamond. That impact diamond or lonsdaleite sure would make an awesome ring! I love Canyon Diablo it was my first iron meteorite, now if i could just find the little diamonds. h.t. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Schweeet..! And I'm not even into meteorites.. From a hunting perspective, that is.. Or perhaps better put is to say I wasn't -- until I began eyeballing this forum.. Gotta admit my curiosity at least now has the better of me from a searcher's viewpoint.. Unlike Rocky though I believe I'd be a tetch harder pressed to find one in my back yard, although seems to me there has been a fairly recent sighting / fall in the panhandle... Swamp EDIT: PS -- Did any of the students take pictures, especially since these days for most folks doing so is as simple as taking out one's phone -- no extra equipment needed.. Or were they tripping on the thought they'd have access to those rooms for the rest of their days..? Just curious is all, since sometimes the getting of education doesn't require the going into debt but rather the not only being in the right place at the right time but also just happening to know the person holding the keys via previous subject-at-hand pro-am encounters.. I have a feeling the good Dr. got as much of a charge out of (being able to) bring you along as you got from being asked and able to go.. That man will never forget who you are and you now have a great 1st person contact, all from going to "check out what's new at the museum.." Kewl..! Edited February 23, 2019 by Swampstomper Al 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Thanks, I have not been there since the late 1980's...they had many of Ninningers collection on display back then...thanks for the photos fred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, hardtimehermit said: I am curious if Dr. Garvie spoke about lonsdaleite. It seems scientists have not been able to fully agree about Canyon Diablo diamonds and weather or not they are lonsdaleite, which is a high pressure mineral three times as hard as diamond. That impact diamond or lonsdaleite sure would make an awesome ring! I love Canyon Diablo it was my first iron meteorite, now if i could just find the little diamonds. h.t. H.T. Unfortunately, I don't have much of a science background. I am the guy who has to constantly refer back to the periodic table when reading meteoritic articles. He did not bring up lonsdalieite. One of the students was a current student at The Center for Meteorite Studies studying Calcium Aluminum Inclusions (CAIs). He and Dr Garvie discussed CAIs for a while too. They passed around a large slice of an Allende meteorite that had a large CAI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strapped Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Swampstomper Al said: Schweeet..! And I'm not even into meteorites.. From a hunting perspective, that is.. Or perhaps better put is to say I wasn't -- until I began eyeballing this forum.. Gotta admit my curiosity at least now has the better of me from a searcher's viewpoint.. Unlike Rocky though I believe I'd be a tetch harder pressed to find one in my back yard, although seems to me there has been a fairly recent sighting / fall in the panhandle... Swamp EDIT: PS -- Did any of the students take pictures, especially since these days for most folks doing so is as simple as taking out one's phone -- no extra equipment needed.. Or were they tripping on the thought they'd have access to those rooms for the rest of their days..? Just curious is all, since sometimes the getting of education doesn't require the going into debt but rather the not only being in the right place at the right time but also just happening to know the person holding the keys via previous subject-at-hand pro-am encounters.. I have a feeling the good Dr. got as much of a charge out of (being able to) bring you along as you got from being asked and able to go.. That man will never forget who you are and you now have a great 1st person contact, all from going to "check out what's new at the museum.." Kewl..! Swamp, A few of the students took some pictures. I was clearly the most excited to be there! I am pretty sure most of the students were applying to the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE). Only a couple of the students expressed an interest in studying meteorites. When the tour ended Dr. Garvie spent an additional 20 minutes or so with me just talking meteorites. SESE is having an open house today. I'll probably head back there today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Wow, what a cool tour to stumble in on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 9:42 AM, hardtimehermit said: I am curious if Dr. Garvie spoke about lonsdaleite. It seems scientists have not been able to fully agree about Canyon Diablo diamonds and weather or not they are , which is a high pressure mineral three times as hard as diamond. That impact diamond or lonsdaleite sure would make an awesome ring! I love Canyon Diablo it was my first iron meteorite, now if i could just find the little diamonds. h.t. I find it hard to believe anything natural could be 3 times harder then a diamond. I keep up to date on subjects like this and have never heard of lonsdaleite until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Morlock said: I find it hard to believe anything natural could be 3 times harder then a diamond. I keep up to date on subjects like this and have never heard of lonsdaleite until now. According to the linked article there are 2 that are/maybe (I put the maybe in there because I have read other articles that some researchers have their doubts because of how rare both of these are, but other researchers say it is so) https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16610-diamond-no-longer-natures-hardest-material/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Morlock said: I find it hard to believe anything natural could be 3 times harder then a diamond. I keep up to date on subjects like this and have never heard of lonsdaleite until now. Your right Morlock, my bad what i meant was it take 3 times the pressure to create lonsdaleite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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