Hi List. I have started to call them "Space Pearls" You have to open a lot of meteorites to find them.
What I am talking about is a unique crystal structure in a small round chondrule/inclusion. These objects stand out from the matrix as very different and I have found them in very different meteorite material. The first one I found was in a slice of JaH 055, a photo of that one was published in Meteorite Magazine. Since then I have only found partial or not completely developed (apparently) examples. Yesterday I found an other one. These are not common. I have cut, polished and examined hundreds of meteorites and I am only up to 2 good examples. Perhaps some others have come on to these objects as well? Always much smaller than a chondrule. Hardly visible with out magnification and no features can be seen so spotting them would require microscope viewing. Please email me and I will send an email with embedded micrographs (nothing to download separately). I am eager to hear observations of what these are and if you have noticed them before. Thanks, Tom Phillips ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
