Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Sections of Carancas Meteorite Chondritic or not

Hi Elton, I thought these looked like shock veins...still having trouble knowing the difference between shock veins and slickenslides in this one? http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/LaburnumStudio/DSCN6902.jpg Graham Mr EMan wrote: As to what Rob has raised--I did see several chondrule

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Sections of Carancas Meteorite Chondritic or not

As to what Rob has raised--I did see several chondrules in the photos. This looks much like the friable L;s we have seen and contains slickensides which would tend to make it a monomyct breccia. However these large metal blebs are intriguing and might make this an anomalous stone. I didn't see an

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Sections of Carancas Meteorite

Hi Sterling and List, > The INGEMMET report at: > http://www.ingemmet.gob.pe/paginas/pl01_quienes_somos.aspx?opcion=320 > contains photos of four of the meteorites and > three thin section photos, two of them polarized. > Text in English. People who understand thin > sections (not me) are invited

[meteorite-list] Thin Sections of Carancas Meteorite

The INGEMMET report at: http://www.ingemmet.gob.pe/paginas/pl01_quienes_somos.aspx?opcion=320 contains photos of four of the meteorites and three thin section photos, two of them polarized. Text in English. People who understand thin sections (not me) are invited to comment in reply, please. Ster