Steve, buy a book, that is a start. Flow lines are on any meteorite that has them and where they have no weathered away. Desert or not makes no difference. That is a common-sense issue. Michael Farmer
--- On Mon, 6/2/08, steve arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: steve arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [meteorite-list] ziz (NWA 854) > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, June 2, 2008, 7:08 PM > Good evening list.I know it has been along time since the > ZIZ iron has been talked about.I just received my 47.7 gram > individual today.It is amazing that it looks so much like > sikote-alin.But the decisive difference I notice is that is > a little brown in color vs. the blackness of the > sa's.What is the difference between the IAB CLASS VS. > THE IIAB CLASS?Also my piece has some lipping on 1 side > also with some nice flowlines as well as some > orientation.Is it uncommon to have flowlines on desert > irons?Ilike the ZIZ name better than NWA 854.Any comments?? > > Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!! The Asteroid > Belt! http://chicagometeorites.net/ > Collecting Meteorites since 06/19/1999 Ebay I.D. > Illinoismeteorites > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
