Ruben: I say a metal-rich Diogenite. An absolutely beautiful piece. Greg S.
---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:55 -0700 > From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] Where are the thin section experts? > > Hi all, > > The disclaimer: My main purpose for posting this is because I know > very little about achondrite meteorites. This is because (as a general > rule) I only collect what I find, and though I've found lots of > meteorites this is my first achondrite find. > > As most already know this find is currently being classified by > Laurence Garvie at ASU. However, while we wait for the official > classification I thought it would be fun and enlightening to show the > section and see if the guesses change from before. It would be great > to hear from some of the great minds on this forum - Ted Bunch, the > Hupe's, etc.. - but any ones guess is welcome and interesting to me. > > According to the (4) meteoriticists that have seen the thin section - > it is NOT a pallasite or chondrite. However, no one can definitively > ID this meteorite instead they gave a few guesses - "primitive > achondrite like." > > This thin section was pictured with a home made cross polarized light > set-up I made. It’s not the best but I hope it's good enough to give > an idea. > > Look here: > http://www.mr-meteorite.net/rubengarciasmeteorite.htm > > Meteorite picutres as found/cut and polished > http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm > > -- > Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:102009 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list