I see what you mean; you are not hallucinating the grain change! There is also a slight color difference; could this be a breccia with big chunks, and the orientation change a boundary?
Tracy Latimer > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:37:12 -0800 > Subject: [meteorite-list] Question: Strange Texture in the Laochenzhen > Meteorite (Bernd?) > > The Laochenzhen meteorite fell in Henan Province, China on February 23, 1987 > and was classified as an H5. Below you will find a photo of a 4.4 gram part > slice: > > http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/Laochenzhen-1042,1-SMALL.jpg > > Unfortunately there is little published about this fall and I cannot find > any photos of slices in other collections out there. I noticed an unusual > textural change in my part slice, which was very difficult to photograph. I > added red lines to the same photo below to show what I am trying to explain: > > http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/Laochenzhen-1042,1-SMALL-LINES > .jpg > > The texture on the left is almost perpendicular to the one on the right. You > can see that tiny crevasses are present where the two textures meet. They > are not saw marks. Is this some sort of melt area? What is this? Bernd? Any > help would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, > > Mike Bandli > www.Astro-Artifacts.com > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
