Hi Bob and List,
I sounded overly harsh against Al-Hagg. I used to have a nice slice
that had a big white chondrule and weathering veins that actually
looked pretty decent. It had visual interest and also had a
patch/zone of the bluish material.
Considering the bargain price of most Al-Hagg, it
Hi Mike,
Cut and polished slices are fun to hunt for those rare chondrules
among the swirls of oxidized minerals. I'm a fan of Al-Haggounia.
Bob
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Michael Gilmer
wrote:
> I hate to bring up Al-Haggounia again, for fear of starting the
> aubrite-enstatite issue agai
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From: Michael Gilmer
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1:20 PM
To: Phil Morgan
Cc: Meteorite Mailing List
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial age of Al-Haggounia?
Thanks Phil. That is exactly what I was looking for. I had misplaced
the link to that article. I bookmar
Thanks Phil. That is exactly what I was looking for. I had misplaced
the link to that article. I bookmarked it again. :)
So this horrible-looking meteorite has been laying around for about
20,000 years, give or take.
Best regards,
MikeG
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I hate to bring up Al-Haggounia again, for fear of starting the
aubrite-enstatite issue again. But, I have a question about Al-Hagg
that is unrelated to it's problematic classification.
Has the terrestrial age of Al-Hagg ever been firmly established? And
if so, how long has it been here on Earth
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