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Randy Lunn

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  1. You need this specimen to be evaluated by a university meteorite lab. ASU ( Dr Laurence Garvie) , WU ( Randy L. Kororev - Washington Univ.) ,   Tony Irving, a geochemist and meteorite specialist affiliated with the University of Washington in Seattle,  Alan Rubin, UCLA tel:310-825-3202 mailto: aerubin@ucla.edu. and several others could confirm what this really is.
     

    One young graduate is actively looking for meteorites to classify, Daniel Sheikh at Portland State University. It will cost about $350 and the lab will want to keep a small piece and a thin section. danielsheikh68@gmail.com

    If this is a Martian meteorite it could be very valuable. Documentation needed. 

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  2. Reese, this is a totally impressive find for both your skills and the GPX 6000.

    The MineLab chart at 14.5” deep (about 368mm) shows the GPZ 7000 with the stock 14” coil (using LM-HY/N) getting a 1.9 gram nugget. Your nugget is one third the size found at the same depth. The GPX 6000 is a great machine. 
     

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  3. The UCLA and Caltech researchers referred to in the article are most likely AlanRubin and Chi Ma. In 2021 Rubin and Ma co-authored the definitive work on meteorite minerals: Meteorite Mineralology published by Cambridge Planetary Science. 

    From Wikipedia:

    Elaliite is a mineral with formula Fe9PO12 (or Fe2+8Fe3+(PO4)O8) that was first synthesized in a laboratory in the 1980s and later identified in natural material in 2022 at which time the official mineral designation was given. The mineral is orthorhombic, with space group Cmmm (space group 65).

     

    Elkinstantonite /ˌɛlkɪnzˈtæntənt/ is a mineral with formula Fe4(PO4)2O that was first generated in a laboratory in the 1980s[1] and first identified from natural origins in 2022, when the official mineral designation was also given. It is monoclinic, with space group P21/c (space group 14).[2]
     

     

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  4. Sevastras, well done! You have had solid success on this trip to Rye Patch. My last trip to Rye Patch was in similar cold, windy with rainy conditions sleeping in the back of my Jeep. I only got two sub-grammars but felt great. No skunk. I totally agree with you …… just being out in beautiful country swinging the detector is one of the best feelings in the world!

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  5. Great write-up on a fun and successful trip. Good to see you on Bill’s trip and I like the two nuggets you found on the first day. I found seven small nuggets (only .9 grams total) a week ago in the Cargo Muchacho mountains. That 6000 is amazing. Let’s link up on your next trip. Happy New Year!

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