Can't see their logic that they are unlikely to survive because the meteorites "heat up inside"....we all know that they don't?
Graham On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:13 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Listers > > Let hope some fossils will survive from Mars :) > > Enjoy! > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html > Website http://meteoritefalls.com > > Oddball 'Crystal' Survived Crash to Earth Inside Meteorite > by Elizabeth Howell, Live Science Contributor | March 18, 2015 > 07:53am ET > > A bizarre crystal-like mineral recently found in a meteorite that > crashed to Earth perhaps 15,000 years ago adds more support for the idea > that the fragile structure can survive in nature. But how it formed at > the beginnings of the solar system is still a mystery. > > The newfound mineral is called a "quasicrystal" because it resembles a > crystal, but the atoms are not arranged as regularly as they are in real > crystals. The quasicrystal hitched a ride to Earth on a meteorite that > zipped from space through Earth's atmosphere and crashed to the ground. > That process is generally a violent one that heats up the insides of > rocks, making the delicate quasicrystal's survival a surprise. > > "The difference between crystals and quasicrystals can be visualized by > imagining a tiled floor," said according to a statement by Princeton > University in a press release. "Tiles that are six-sided hexagons can > fit neatly against each other to cover the entire floor. But five-sided > pentagons or 10-sided decagons laid next to each will result in gaps > between tiles." > > Source: > http://www.livescience.com/50167-quasicrystal-survived-meteorite-crash.html > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
