Hope we will get this sort of "meteorite related Quiz" frequently!!! I think understanding terrestrial rocks and learn how to destinguish between them and meteorites, is a enrichment for everyone, especially if they´re so similar (in composition etc.) to meteorites.
Ingo --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- > Von: "Christian Anger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: <[email protected]> > Betreff: [meteorite-list] New Year Quiz - the solution > Datum: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 18:30:18 +0100 > > Hi all, > > it is picritic olivine-basalt found in Margi, Troodos on the isle Zyprus. > > pictures number 01 and 03 show the rough side, pictures 02 and 04 show cut > and polished face. > > Yes, it may be a good Pallasitewrong, looking like the Al Mahbas > Pallasite. > > > the nearest guess: > > Fukang - Andi Gren > > oh... no... THAT was the funniest guess (I laughed a lot because Andi only > wrote this one word in his reply). > > > So here the nearest guesses: > > porphyric (alkali)olivinebasalt or a olivinecumulate - Ingo Herkstroeter > > peridotite. I cant see from the picture if it's lherzolite or harzburgite > (olivine with clino or > orthopyroxene) but it realy looks like an olivine bomb - Andrei Razvan > > looks similuar to some of my olivine basalts, periodotite _ Dave Freeman > > volcanic olivine bomb - Ken Regelman > > material its similar to the vulcanic bombs - Matteo Chinellato > > Xenoliths imbedded in an igneous rock (perodite) - Adam Hupe > > Thanks for taking part on the quiz. > > This was just for fun and I hope nobody feels annoyed. > I thought it was time for a little break in the Pallasite discussion. > > Cheers, > > Christian > > I.M.C.A. #2673 at www.imca.cc > website: www.austromet.com > > > Ing. Christian Anger > Korngasse 6 > 2405 Bad Deutsch-Altenburg > AUSTRIA > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- Lust, ein paar Euro nebenbei zu verdienen? Ohne Kosten, ohne Risiko! Satte Provisionen für GMX Partner: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/partner ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
