What really strikes me about this possible lodranite is how closely it resembles a H6 or H7 chondrite. I've had a couple of UNWA stones that look alot like this lodranite, but I never paid them much mind because they didn't obviously look interesting - like some achondrites do or a type loaded with chondrules. I wonder if I've accidentally let something like this slip by....
Best regards, MikeG On 8/3/09, Greg Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gary: > > That is an amazing specimen. My first thought would be a plagioclase, but I > noticed in the video that at one angle it looked greenish; perhaps some kind > of orthopyroxene that is exhibiting iridescence. > > Please let us know when you get the test results. > > Greg S. > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 11:50:32 -1000 >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Interesting crystal in meteorite - what is it? >> >> Aloha, >> >> In a suspected lodranite recently procured from Morocco, I noticed a >> peculiar large, iridescent crystal in the broken face of the >> meteorite. I contacted some people on the metlist about this feature >> to get their thoughts, and Bernd Pauli has opined that the crystal is >> euhedral, iridescent and has the crystalline form of typical >> feldspars. But I have never seen a plagioclase feldspar look like >> this. Or is this some kind of iridescent olivine crystal? Or ??? >> >> I am getting this specimen analyzed, but until then, I am hoping >> someone on the metlist has seen, and can identify this curious crystal. >> >> http://astroday.net/Meteorites.html >> >> Gary Fujihara >> AstroDay Institute >> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, HI 96720 >> (808) 640-9161, [email protected] >> http://astroday.net >> >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_express:082009 > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Personal Site - http://www.glassthrower.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
