[meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo)

2010-03-16 Thread Shawn Alan
Hi Eric and List Thank you for the compliment on the image, I took that photo tonight. Shawn Alan [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo) Meteorites USA eric at meteoritesusa.com Tue Mar 16 00:48:45 EDT 2010 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Electric

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo)

2010-03-16 Thread Meteorites USA
Great job Shawn! Awesome inclusion... What make it so blue? Regards, Eric On 3/15/2010 11:16 PM, Shawn Alan wrote: Hi Eric and List Thank you for the compliment on the image, I took that photo tonight. Shawn Alan [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

2010-03-16 Thread Göran Axelsson
Nice picture! The blue color is probably caused by interference in a thin oxide coating on the sulphide inclusion. Just like a thin layer of oil on water can create a rainbow pattern of different colours. This effect is also seen in a number of minerals like pyrite, chalcopyrite and bornite.

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

2010-03-16 Thread Jeff Kuyken
: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim Hello List Tonight I took this photograph of my Ensisheim that I got a couple weeks ago. I noticed when I first got the meteorite this intense metallic gold vein going at a diagonal angle and within the vein there is this electric

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

2010-03-16 Thread meteoriteman
On exposure to air, chalcopyrite oxidises to a variety of oxides, hydroxides and sulfates. Associated copper minerals include the sulfides bornite (Cu5FeS4), chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), digenite (Cu9S5); carbonates such as malachite and azurite, and rarely oxides such as cuprite

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

2010-03-16 Thread Jerry Flaherty
Thanks Jim. -- From: meteorite...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:50 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim On exposure to air, chalcopyrite oxidises

[meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim

2010-03-15 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello List   Tonight I took this photograph of my Ensisheim that I got a couple weeks ago. I noticed when I first got the meteorite this intense metallic gold vein going at a diagonal angle and within the vein there is this electric metallic blue inclusion while viewing it through my 60x loupe.

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo)

2010-03-15 Thread Shawn Alan
Here is the link cause the other one didnt work.Hope this one does. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48262...@n03/4437467502/sizes/l/ Shawn Alan __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Electric metallic blue inclusion in Ensisheim(the photo)

2010-03-15 Thread Meteorites USA
Nice photo! Did you take it? Eric On 3/15/2010 9:25 PM, Shawn Alan wrote: Here is the link cause the other one didnt work.Hope this one does. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48262...@n03/4437467502/sizes/l/ Shawn Alan __ Visit the Archives at