Re: [meteorite-list] Stones partly burried in the dessert sand

As to oxide coloration, I have been recently reading over the research on the Triassic sandstone red beds which were laid down around the time of the last Euro-Aftican-North American rift. Consequently the same formation has exposures in southwest Europe, Morocco, and The north eastern US.

[meteorite-list] Stones partly burried in the dessert sand

Hi All I have been thinking ;-) Why is it that it looks like the part of a meteorite that sticking out of the sand seems to be better preserved, than the part that is burried in the sand - and is protected from the weather. My logical sense (dont laugh :-) tells me that the part that is

Re: [meteorite-list] Stones partly burried in the dessert sand

nix FRANCE - Original Message - From: Lars Pedersen To: Meteorite Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Stones partly burried in the dessert sand Hi All I have been thinking ;-) Why is it that it looks lik