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Hi Jeff
In Rocks from Space (1st Edition) on page 217 and
218, Norton talks about a brick-shaped hexahedrite. It was a single
kamacite crystal and showed only Neumann lines when etched.
Best Regards,
Phil
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions: The
shape of Iron meteorites and Mesosiderite density.
G'day List,
I have just received a specimen from a prospector which
obviously has a very high iron content (probably completely) and is not
hematite or anything like that. It has some reasonably flat sides in an
almost irregular cube shape. It was found 18 inches underground and in the
middle of nowhere. I have seen a few stony meteorites which have similar
shapes, but my question is 'can irons have a fairly cubed-type shape
too?'
Also, does anyone know how the density of mesosiderites
compares with irons and can mesos also go quite rusty when old and
weathered? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jeff
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