Hi Bernd and list, i know Rubins pub - but as you cited correct "pseudotachylite - LIKE " veins - this is not the same then - it is just like as the word "pseudo" itself which means something different... itself.
If something is like a meteorite - it is a meteorite wrong and NOT a meteorite.. regards Harold -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:41 PM An: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Pseudotachylite Hello Harold, Greg, and List, Harold wrote (excerpt): "... just some clarification, the term pseudotachy- lite is only valid for earth friction melt rocks !" This isn't quite true anymore because: RUBIN A.E. (2003) Post-shock annealing and post-annealing shock: implications for the thermal and shock histories of ordinary-chondrite parent bodies (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003), 1263.pdf): .. In addition to long-recognized shock effects in olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase (including the presence of high-pressure phases), petrographic shock indicators in OC include silicate darkening [3], chromite veinlets [3], narrow glassy pseudotachylite- like veins [4], ... Best regards, good night, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list