It was bought on the spot from the finders as they lined up to sell the meteorites. It is Katol:) Central India is not Morocco with every person having a box of meteorites to sell. It is almost completely iron, with perhaps 5% silicates.
Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Jan 2, 2014, at 6:05 AM, Jim Wooddell <jim.woodd...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > Hi Mike and all! > > Can't tell by looking at it if it's all metal. If it is predominently metal > (by a large %) and the olivines and such match that of Katol, then this would > be an L-Metal....would it not? > > Jim > > On 1/1/2014 5:33 PM, Michael Farmer wrote: >> Yes, this piece is oriented heat shield shaped with countless flow lines and >> bubbles on the thick backside crust. There are a couple of crystal-rich >> sections. It is one of my favorite pieces in my collection, the adventure to >> acquire was a little scary. >> Laurence Garvie has taken many photos of it, I am sure he has incredible >> photos I haven't seen. This photo was the only one I got. >> The piece is still at ASU on loan, it will be on display at the Tucson show. >> Michael Farmer >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > > -- > Jim Wooddell > jim.woodd...@suddenlink.net > http://pages.suddenlink.net/chondrule/ > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list