Would "shikote Alin"-like crust work? Blue steel, burn baby burn!
Dave F.
MexicoDoug wrote:
Hi Gary,
Fusion crust can be in the eyes of the beholder, so the difficulty with this
question is we are making a one-size fits all definition.
For the irons, you could get a verrrry thin local destruction of any
crystalline patterns or figures (no longer etch), some chemical change from
'burning' up including colors. In the case of stones, it is a different and
typically a glazed-silicate ceramic crust forms. It can get a rainbowish
tint from burnishing, though it usually looks somewhat bluish. It's so thin
that it quickly is lost to other mineralization in the oxidizing humid
environment that is earth's.
So there is a difference. But loosely thay can all be attributed to
'fusion' though in the case of iron it has a different characteristic. In
either case, when the fusion crust is black, this is generally caused by
oxidized iron during the entry, not terrestrialization. That is a main
difference between what we see on many older irons in dry and stable
environments.
So, yes, irons can have a fusion crust, it is just not predominantly a
ceramic kiln glaze best seen from some achondrites, which is the classic...
Best wishes, Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary K. Foote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust on Irons
Hi All,
Recently I have read a few posts to this list that definitively claim that
irons do not form a fusion crust. Yet, in Norton's "Rocks From Space",
[pg 167 in my softbound edition] it clearly states the following;
"Iron meteorites have the thinnest crust of all, usually only a small
fraction of a millimeter thick. A fresh crust is blue-black to black and
looks like freshly welded steel. This crust is fragile and easily
destroyed if the meteorite weathers for even a short time."
So, which is true? Crust or no crust for irons?
Gary Foote
http://www.meteorite-dealers.com
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