--- MARK BOSTICK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto:
> > I bought a thin section of the acapulcoite NWA 1054 > (paired?) in Tucson and > was surprized at how small the mineral crystals are > in acapulcoites when I > got it under the scope at home. The matrix appears > much finer then other > achondrite's in my collection and predictably, the > olivine and plagioclase > light up nicely in crossed polars. I haven't > figured out how to take thin > section photos with my new camera but I will work on > it and share some with > the list if interested. NWA 1054 its paired to NWA 1052 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1808.pdf but the strange is in the NWA 1052 we not have found Melliniite, in the NWA 1054 yes.... http://www.mindat.org/locentry-358432.html here a photo of a NWA 1054 thin section http://www.meteorite-lab.com/thinsection/NWA1054_cp_acap3.jpg Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ ___________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
