Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-16 Thread Dave Mouat
, February 15, 2002 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine Mohamed I'm not sure what you mean by the word large as in Olivine is rarely found in large sizes but in ultramafic rock exposures (some classic localities in Oman, by the way) we can find pure unserpentinized

Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-16 Thread Dave Mouat
- From: Dave Mouat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DiamondMeteor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine Mohamed I'm not sure what you mean by the word large as in Olivine is rarely found

[meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-15 Thread DiamondMeteor
Dear List; I found few rocks that look all composed of Olivine,, and I have read before that Olivine is rarely found in large sizes. I have measured its specific gravity and found it to be around 3.3 (Olivine: 3.2), its hardness and also its color is close to Olivine. Some rocks have very thin

Re: [meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-15 Thread Dave Mouat
Mohamed I'm not sure what you mean by the word large as in Olivine is rarely found in large sizes but in ultramafic rock exposures (some classic localities in Oman, by the way) we can find pure unserpentinized olivine in masses the size of the Hoba meteorite (60 tons) and larger. We find entire

[meteorite-list] Is This All Olivine

2002-02-15 Thread Jamie Ekholm
Olivine is olivine, on earth and elsewhere I believe. Peridot is the name given to the gem quality variety of olivine. Jamie