So far you have submitted :
Suspected Chondrite which is likely a sandstone with reduction spheres (ahem,NOT oolites).
Lunar Basalt..which is likely terrestrial basalt (amygdaloidal)
Lunar IMpact Melt which is possibly a breccia in what appears as quartz but is too lustrous to be volcanic. It is covered in desert tarnish
Another Lunar... Which is an excellent brecciated piece of rock of undetermined composition.
Appearance wise you are fihnding stuff which looks like the general descriptions but still don't match all the characteristics of a meteorite.
All of these are terrific specimens that show good learning points -- but no one seems to be taking advantage of the opportunity
M Yousef wrote:
Trust me or not...the subtle distinctions in mineralogy are too small to be based on visual similarities. You are going to have to do some mineral identification before jumping to the conclusion that what you have is a meteorite. I am enjoying what you are posting. If you really want to test this crowd, asked them how they know it isn't what you think it is.Snip...... I am sending out samples for testing.
Regards,
Elton
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