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 Previously unpublished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 Previously unpublished;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 Previously unpublished;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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    M7.20090712

    1. RASC M7.20090712;
    2. Gibeon;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
    4. ...
    5. 0.09 gram;
    6. fragment;
    7. ...
    8. ...
    9. Not previously published

     

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    M6.20090712

    1. RASC M6.20090712;
    2. Gibeon;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
    4. 1.05 x 0.72 x 0.33 cm;
    5. 4.2 g;
    6. Etched slice;
    7. Traces of fusion crust(?)¹;
    8. Fair state of preservation; some rust spots;
    9. Not previously published

     

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    M5.20090712

    1. RASC M5.20090712;
    2. Gibeon;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
    4. 1.41 x 0.94 x 1.19 cm;
    5. 4.8 g;
    6. Etched slice;
    7. Fair state of preservation; some rust spots;
    8. Not previously published

     

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    M4.20090712

    1. RASC M4.20090712;
    2. Gibeon, IVA fine octahedrite, Namibia (S 25° 30 ́, E 18° 0 ́), found 1836, ca. 26 mt;
    3. Anonymous gift 2009 July 12;
    4. 2.28 x 0.62 x 0.94 cm;
    5. 6.5 g;
    6. Etched slice;
    7. Fusion crust¹ on longest side;
    8. Fair state of preservation; some rust spots;
    9. Not previously published;
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