As Zag is very widespread among the collectors as one of the most affordable observed falls - did anyone observed those salt crystals yet? They seem to be quite rare........
Meow? Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 10:35 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites > Tom inquired: > > > It sure makes me wonder how they could keep space water > > in them if they were not picked up immediately after the fall? > > Because they do not contain *l i q u i d* water. The water found > in carbonaceous chondrites and Martian meteorites can only be > extracted by heating the meteorite samples. > > There are only two meteorites known to contain liquid water: > > - Monahans > - Zag > > where the water was found in salt crystals inside these meteorites. > > see also Chris L Peterson's post to the List! > > Best wishes, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list