Thank you, Ken. It's appreciated to be quoted. But if you weren't the webmaster of such an instructional "Meteor-wrong" web site, I probably would have deferred from offering this opinion:
Ken, I think you have some excellent, new candidates for your web page. Identification hinges on whether those light-colored grains on the exterior are quartz. Because the cut surface is so well-polished in these images, it will have to be disregarded for identification purposes, since magnetite grains are nearly identical in appearance to metal grains when they are this highly polished. I find GBs to be easier to identify when the cut surface isn't polished (the chondrules are easier to see, as well). Fred, sorry I wasn't able to join you guys out at GB. Hang in there and good luck on your future trips. Bob V. ---------------------------------------------------- [meteorite-list] Found at gold Basin magellon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 18 Jan 2003 15:11:36 -0500 Fred, They certainly looked weathered enough for GBs. As Bob Verish has so adeptly pointed out, not all GB's are the same. See Bob's Findings: http://meteoritetimes.com/Issues/2002/May/index.htm http://meteoritetimes.com/Issues/2002/June/index.htm Both side shots (a&b) appear to have lots of metal flakes [grains]. If it looks like a duck, and you found it in the pond, then I would say "ducky, ducky".... Congrats, Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here are two PICS of what I found at Gold Basin. > They look different on the inside and out. > Can anybody tell from the PICS if these are > Gold Basin meteorites or not? > http://www.pbase.com/image/11060945 > > http://www.pbase.com/image/11060959 > > > Fred __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
