RE: [meteorite-list] Bullet Sikhote, simply breathtaking.
Wow - Now that is nice! Looks like an acorn! Nice one mike Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 5:15 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Bullet Sikhote, simply breathtaking. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6524022200 Check this sucker out! Note the swirled flow lines, showing that this piece is a true bullet, spinning as falling. also note the interesting ring with little lines of molten material, like candle... This piece is unlike any other I have seen with that strange ring. Most pieces would just have flow lines from the now all the way to the back, not this one. Anyone have any ideas why that would form? __ 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
[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - April 8, 2005
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[meteorite-list] CV3: strange inclusion(?)
Hello list, I bought a slice (80 x 50 mm) of NWA 2224 - a CV3 - one week ago. It has a strange metal(?) inclusion. Does any list member know what it could be? It is about 0.3mm higher than the surface of the cut slice. How would that work? Any help is highly appreciated! Please see it here: http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id1.html (top of page) Thanks! Peter Marmet __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] CV3: strange inclusion(?)
Hi Peter, Quite an interesting inclusion you have there. It is odd that the saw marks appear both before and after the raised inclusion, but nothing on the inclusion. Applying the parsimony of science, it appears that one of three things has happened: First, the inclusion raised up after the slice was cut (by weathering or some other process). Second, the inclusion is harder than the saw blade. Or third, the inclusion was added or created during or after the sawing of the slice. The material appears to be some sort of melt, but it has the meteor-wrong sheen of slag or welding debris. Since the appearance is somewhat glassy, and assuming that one of the above presumptions is correct, I have to go with number three, that the inclusion formed during the cutting. Maybe the heat of the sawing melted a inclusion material that then solidified and expanded as the saw blade passed. Just my best guess. Cheers and thanks for sharing your images! Martin H On Apr 8, 2005, at 9:22 AM, Peter Marmet wrote: Hello list, I bought a slice (80 x 50 mm) of NWA 2224 - a CV3 - one week ago. It has a strange metal(?) inclusion. Does any list member know what it could be? It is about 0.3mm higher than the surface of the cut slice. How would that work? Any help is highly appreciated! Please see it here: http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id1.html (top of page) Thanks! Peter Marmet __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] CV3: strange inclusion(?)
Hello Yes, probably its a problem of cuttingI remember when I have seen the same material in a slice of a lunar meteorite and I have say " wow, metal in a lunar meteorite "... Matteo --- Martin Horejsi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Quite an interesting inclusion you have there. It is > odd that the saw > marks appear both before and after the raised > inclusion, but nothing on > the inclusion. > > Applying the parsimony of science, it appears that > one of three things > has happened: > > First, the inclusion raised up after the slice was > cut (by weathering > or some other process). > > Second, the inclusion is harder than the saw blade. > > Or third, the inclusion was added or created during > or after the sawing > of the slice. > > The material appears to be some sort of melt, but it > has the > meteor-wrong sheen of slag or welding debris. Since > the appearance is > somewhat glassy, and assuming that one of the above > presumptions is > correct, I have to go with number three, that the > inclusion formed > during the cutting. Maybe the heat of the sawing > melted a inclusion > material that then solidified and expanded as the > saw blade passed. > > Just my best guess. > > Cheers and thanks for sharing your images! > > Martin H > > > On Apr 8, 2005, at 9:22 AM, Peter Marmet wrote: > > > > > Hello list, > > > > I bought a slice (80 x 50 mm) of NWA 2224 - a CV3 > - one week ago. > > > > It has a strange metal(?) inclusion. > > > > Does any list member know what it could be? > > > > It is about 0.3mm higher than the surface of the > cut slice. How would > > that work? > > > > Any help is highly appreciated! > > > > Please see it here: > http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id1.html (top > > of > > page) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Peter Marmet > > > > __ > > 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 > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ ___ Nuovo Yahoo! Messenger: E' molto più divertente: Audibles, Avatar, Webcam, Giochi, Rubrica Scaricalo ora! http://it.messenger.yahoo.it __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] meteorite collection for sale on ebay
Hello List! My friend asked me to sell his small meteorite collection fast. I just posted several best things from it on ebay with no reserve started at $0.99: 5.1g thin nice slice of Bencubbin!!!: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395209&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 7.2g slice of Allende: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395173&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 8.2g nice slice of Esquel: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395240&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 26.8g of Holbrook: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395264&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 18.5g nice slice of Imilac: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395306&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 23.5g of Mount Tazerzait: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395374&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 8.8g of Quijingue: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395396&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 28.7g of Renfrow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395430&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 73.1g of Miles (nice slice!): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6524395339&rd=1&sspagenam e=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Take a look! Really nice things. I wish to have the money at that time to buy some of those meteorites :-( Thanks! Sergey Sergey Vasiliev U Dalnice 839 Prague 5, 15500 Czech Republic http://www.sv-meteorites.com Protected by Polesoft Lockspam http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - April 4-8, 2005
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 4-8, 2005 o Isolated Northern Dunes (Released 4 April 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050404a.html o North Polar Erg (Released 5 April 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050405a.html o Northern Sand Sea (Released 6 April 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050406a.html o North Polar Erg (Released 7 April 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050407a.html o Dune Variety (Released 8 April 2005) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20050408a.html All of the THEMIS images are archived here: http://themis.la.asu.edu/latest.html NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad-GORGEOUS, BIG Amgala NO RES on Ebay & many others!
Hi everyone. We have a really beautiful 119g Amgala ending in a few hours and it is currently going for just $2.39/g! We also have a wide variety of other auctions running many starting at just one penny with NO RESERVE! You can check out the Amgala and other great auctions here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZarizonaQ5fskiesQ5fmeteoritesQ5fpowerQ5fsellers Thanks for looking! Cheers -John & Dawn Arizona Skies Meteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Book
Hi all, Marvin Killgore's photographic book on meteorite thin sections arrived in today's mail: A COLOR ATLAS OF METEORITES IN THIN SECTION. It has 4 to 6 photos of 75 different meteorite types (IE L1.1, L3.2, LL4, H5, R, EH, etc.) The photos are superb. This is ALMOST the text I have been waiting for for years. It does NOT include an introduction and overview of diagnosing the composition of meteorites via cross polarized analysis - exactly - though much in that regard can be gleaned from what is written. It is, essentially, a photographic overview of ALL stone meteorite types in thin section. I consider it a mind boggling masterpiece of superb quality. While I "pre-ordered" the book, and got one of the very first delivered, the books are now done and in transit to Marvin & Kitty's. Anyone who wants one (I can't imagine a thin section collector that could live without this text) can order it for $98 +$6 shipping in the US or $10 shipping over seas. (I in no way benefit from sales - it is just something I think all TS aficionados will be thrilled to have). Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Section Book
Hello Michael and all. Yes, we received our copy yesterday and it is beautiful. Definitely a must for the serious meteorite collector/enthusiast! -John --- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Marvin Killgore's photographic book on > meteorite thin sections > arrived in today's mail: A COLOR ATLAS OF METEORITES > IN THIN SECTION. > It has 4 to 6 photos of 75 different > meteorite types (IE L1.1, L3.2, > LL4, H5, R, EH, etc.) > The photos are superb. > This is ALMOST the text I have been waiting > for for years. It does > NOT include an introduction and overview of > diagnosing the composition > of meteorites via cross polarized analysis - exactly > - though much in that > regard can be gleaned from what is written. It is, > essentially, a > photographic overview of ALL stone meteorite types > in thin section. > I consider it a mind boggling masterpiece of superb > quality. > While I "pre-ordered" the book, and got one > of the very first > delivered, the books are now done and in transit to > Marvin & Kitty's. > Anyone who wants one (I can't imagine a thin section > collector that > could live without this text) can order it for $98 > +$6 shipping in the > US or $10 shipping over seas. > (I in no way benefit from sales - it is just > something I think all > TS aficionados will be thrilled to have). > Best wishes, Michael > > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Arizona Skies Meteorites __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] MORASKO [IIICD] slice on eBay
Hi I have one of my slices of Morasko IIICD on eBay # Meteorite MORASKO [IIICD] etched slice 78g RARE!! # http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6523825083 right now its for 2.25$ :)) 6 other auctions will end in next 6 hours. Santa Catharina, Allende endpiece (last), Mundrabilla endpiece. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535 195 [ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Ad - Robert A. Haag Catalog Specimens!
Dear List, Help!, I spent way too much in Tucson and want to turn around some very collectable items to bring my annual meteorite budget back into balance. On top of Tucson I just acquired the NWA 2626 Martian main mass and spent a fortune outfitting for a several month long expedition next fall which I am hoping to gather more team members for. I will discuss this publicly later when I can find the time. Here are some examples of incredibly collectable meteorites: 575 gram Beaver Oklahoma Famous Jailhouse Meteorite complete slice from the Robert A. Haag Collection featured in catalog on page 96. I am starting this world famous meteorite out at just $4.00 a gram with a low buy-it-now price of just $4.35 a gram, less than half the asking price you will find elsewhere. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6523584413 801 gram Harrisonville Missouri meteorite from Haag Collection featured in catalog on page 101. I thought this might be the main mass when I purchased it and found out that more than likely it is not. When I posed this question to the List several responded that they were interested in this specimen so I decided the only fair way to offer it was put it up for auction. I mostly collect main masses and rare types so I decided to let this awesome specimen go. If it sold at my started price of only $1.00 a gram, I would definitely eat a lose on this one because it is worth several times this amount. If nobody else bids somebody is going to steal it at $1.00 a gram. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6523585194 263-gram part end-cut of Nadiabondi, an H5, S2, W0 chondrite that fell July 27th, 1957 in Burkino Faso. It is featured on page 110 of The Robert Haag Collection of Meteorites making its provenance second to none. Comes with a hand signed ID card from Robert A. Haag. Previous provenance MNHN trade. Start priced at just $2.85 a gram. This is cheaper than you can buy a recent African fall for and its provenance is excellent! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6523587830 978-gram block cut of Tserev, an L5, S3, W1 chondrite said to have fallen December 6th 1922 in the Volgograd region of Russia. This particular specimen was found sometime after 1968. It is featured on page 96 of The Robert Haag Collection of Meteorites making its provenance second to none. Comes with a hand signed ID card from Robert A. Haag. Priced at just $1.43 a gram for a fall! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6523588735 Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, the best of luck! Kind Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] New Nevada Finds
Greetings Dear Listees: I am very privileged to have been asked by List member Sonny Clary to announce his discovery of a new strewn field in Nevada. Sonny has been carefully mapping the field for approximately two years, and has meticulously recorded the weight and location of each find, photographed each piece in situ, and assigned every specimen a field number. Sonny has found a considerable number of fine stone meteorites, crusted, and with apparent low metal content, causing us to guess that they may be LLs. Representative samples of Sonny's finds are currently undergoing classification by a prominent academic meteoriticist. Sonny invited me to visit the area with him at the end of last month, with the hope of doing a new story on the strewn field for "Meteorite" magazine. We were accompanied on this expedition our friend Jim Kriegh. I have compiled a short photo journal of our Nevada hunt, and I hope you will all enjoy it: http://www.notkin.net/expeditions/nevada/1.htm Sonny hopes to be able to announce the exact location of the field at this time next year. Congratulations to Sonny on his finds, and for his exemplary field investigation methods. Best to all, Geoff N. www.notkin.net www.paleozoic.org __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Finds
Congratulations Sonny! This is outstanding! Nicely done Goeff! Can't wait to hear more about the new strewnfield location! Sternengruss, Moni From: "Notkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite List" Subject: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Finds Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:33:09 -0700 Greetings Dear Listees: I am very privileged to have been asked by List member Sonny Clary to announce his discovery of a new strewn field in Nevada. Sonny has been carefully mapping the field for approximately two years, and has meticulously recorded the weight and location of each find, photographed each piece in situ, and assigned every specimen a field number. Sonny has found a considerable number of fine stone meteorites, crusted, and with apparent low metal content, causing us to guess that they may be LLs. Representative samples of Sonny's finds are currently undergoing classification by a prominent academic meteoriticist. Sonny invited me to visit the area with him at the end of last month, with the hope of doing a new story on the strewn field for "Meteorite" magazine. We were accompanied on this expedition our friend Jim Kriegh. I have compiled a short photo journal of our Nevada hunt, and I hope you will all enjoy it: http://www.notkin.net/expeditions/nevada/1.htm Sonny hopes to be able to announce the exact location of the field at this time next year. Congratulations to Sonny on his finds, and for his exemplary field investigation methods. Best to all, Geoff N. www.notkin.net www.paleozoic.org __ 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
[meteorite-list] New Nevada Finds
Hi Geoff and Sonny, Great images and great story! Congrats to Sonny (and to you as well!) -- Sonny continues to show a knack for finding good off-playa locations to hunt for extraterrestrial stones. Guess it helps to have the right "wheels" for the job! Hope the LL classification pans out, and look forward to hearing more about this new Nevada location. Best wishes, Rob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Help with meteorwrong ID
Hi All, Continuing the mini-thread on extraterrestrial wannabes, I've uploaded some images of an achondrite meteorwrong that I found recently. (For the few list members that have already assisted me in identifying the rock in question, these images are slightly better quality): http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong1.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong2.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong3.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong4.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong5.jpg The fourth image shows the windowed interior. I welcome any of our rock experts to offer opinions on probable ID -- gabbro, black granite, diorite, etc. Specific gravity is ~3.0, and rock has no paramagnetism. I was able to scratch the black surface with a pocket-knife; haven't tried the white inclusions yet. No streak on a streak plate. --Rob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite "Scratch Test"?
So, hypothetically, if you're not supposed to be able to scratch the fusion crust of a meteorite with a sharp object such as a knife, how do meteorites such as Bensour receive "skid marks" when landing on sharp stone surfaces? Ryan -Original Message- From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Apr 9, 2005 12:10 AM To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED] '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ''Meteorite List ' ' Subject: [meteorite-list] Help with meteorwrong ID Hi All, Continuing the mini-thread on extraterrestrial wannabes, I've uploaded some images of an achondrite meteorwrong that I found recently. (For the few list members that have already assisted me in identifying the rock in question, these images are slightly better quality): http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong1.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong2.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong3.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong4.jpg http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong5.jpg The fourth image shows the windowed interior. I welcome any of our rock experts to offer opinions on probable ID -- gabbro, black granite, diorite, etc. Specific gravity is ~3.0, and rock has no paramagnetism. I was able to scratch the black surface with a pocket-knife; haven't tried the white inclusions yet. No streak on a streak plate. --Rob __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] New Nevada Finds
As always, Geoff, Your report and photos are top notch! Surprised you didn't put this in Meteorite Mag or METEORITE TIMES! Thanks for the "freebee." Great work - and way too much fun. best wishes, Michael on 4/8/05 7:33 PM, Notkin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings Dear Listees: > > I am very privileged to have been asked by List member Sonny Clary to > announce his discovery of a new strewn field in Nevada. Sonny has been > carefully mapping the field for approximately two years, and has > meticulously recorded the weight and location of each find, > photographed each piece in situ, and assigned every specimen a field > number. > > Sonny has found a considerable number of fine stone meteorites, > crusted, and with apparent low metal content, causing us to guess that > they may be LLs. Representative samples of Sonny's finds are currently > undergoing classification by a prominent academic meteoriticist. > > Sonny invited me to visit the area with him at the end of last month, > with the hope of doing a new story on the strewn field for "Meteorite" > magazine. We were accompanied on this expedition our friend Jim Kriegh. > > I have compiled a short photo journal of our Nevada hunt, and I hope > you will all enjoy it: > > http://www.notkin.net/expeditions/nevada/1.htm > > > Sonny hopes to be able to announce the exact location of the field at > this time next year. Congratulations to Sonny on his finds, and for his > exemplary field investigation methods. > > > > Best to all, > > Geoff N. > www.notkin.net > www.paleozoic.org > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- "You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are." -Herb Cohen -- If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Help with meteorwrong ID
Rob, My guess is quartz-albite-epidote hornfels. It's hard to tell from the photos, but the greens could include some amphibole and chlorite as well as epidote. This is a fairly common contact metamorphic rock, often derived from a graywacke protolith. A second guess would be an epidote-feldspar endoskarn. For what it's worth, Norm (http://tektitesource.com ) --- "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Continuing the mini-thread on extraterrestrial > wannabes, I've uploaded > some images of an achondrite meteorwrong that I > found recently. (For > the few list members that have already assisted me > in identifying the > rock in question, these images are slightly better > quality): > > http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong1.jpg > http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong2.jpg > http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong3.jpg > http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong4.jpg > http://members.cox.net/mojave_meteorites/Meteorwrong5.jpg > > The fourth image shows the windowed interior. I > welcome any of our > rock experts to offer opinions on probable ID -- > gabbro, black granite, > diorite, etc. Specific gravity is ~3.0, and rock > has no paramagnetism. > I was able to scratch the black surface with a > pocket-knife; haven't > tried the white inclusions yet. No streak on a > streak plate. --Rob > __ > 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
