Dave and List, Dave, you also used to collect minerals (or still do). Remember how ugly an amethyst looks after a wash with HCL? Instead of risking fragments to break away or having other mineral constuents dissolved, I'd rather leave some caliche
> Also, having just bought a 40g slice of Parnallee (Wow!!!) > can any one confirm whether it is a L3.6 or an LL3.6? Congratulations! Yes, I can confirm: LL3.6, brecciated; gas-rich; unequilibrated; microgabbro clasts - some people classified it as an LL3.7 * * Reference: NELSON V.E. et al. (2002) Size-frequency distribution of chondrules and chondrule fragments in LL3 chondrites: Implications for parent-body fragmentation of chondrules (MAPS 37-10, 2002, 1361-1376). To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list