Hello Michael, Jeff, and List, > It is showing some very slight signs of rust, but > what intrigued me was a pale green oily residue > that > has formed inside the bag all by itself.
> It sounds like the plastic bag is made from PVC plastic > which over time will exude that color of residue. You should also consider the occurrence of l a w r e n c i t e ! References: NORTON O.R. (1998) RFSII, pp. 169-170. NORTON O.R. (1999) Is Lawrencite a myth? (M!, May 1999, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 22-23). and a very thorough discussion of the lawrencite problem with chemical reaction formulas: NORTON O.R. (2002) Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, pp. 61-63. Best regards, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
