[meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc.

2006-12-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Hello Mark, Stan and Everyone, First of all, in the last 24 hours I have collected way too many 'green laser', 'you are a millionaire', 'I got screwed by a Moroccan', 'I'm tired of Ssteevee' and other numerous other emails. Anyway, here is the latest and most up to date abstract regarding

Re: [meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc.

2006-12-01 Thread stan .
Bottom line, the darker the material, the more weathered., but cool all the same. Greg - are you reffering to the darker of the 'blue' lithology or the darker of the material period? The last i hurd the dark - ie brown material is less weathered - it still has the oxide veining intact. the

Re: [meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc.

2006-12-01 Thread Greg Hupe
Hi Stan and EL enthusiasts, This is truly a weird meteorite (NWA 2828 and related enstatites). It seems to defy all logic making it one of the most interesting ones I have had the privilege to encounter. I supplied the latest scientific abstract which describes the weathering effects to some

Re: [meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc.

2006-12-01 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Greg and Stan, Yes, it is a very interesting meteorite. Hard to say which you can declare more weatheredguess I now like the term fossil meteorite...;^) The original weathered portions, where preserved better in the long run, due to the metal of having been leached out. Nice round

Re: [meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc.

2006-12-01 Thread Greg Hupe
, December 02, 2006 12:24 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] EL's, Collections, etc. Hello Greg and Stan, Yes, it is a very interesting meteorite. Hard to say which you can declare more weatheredguess I now like the term fossil meteorite...;^) The original weathered portions, where