Spectrolite is quite beautiful. :) I've always wanted to put some in my rock tumbler.
Best regards, MikeG On 8/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pekka and List, > > Your 2 cents worth makes one wonder what ten cents worth would have brought > to the eyes! What an extraordinary group of specimens! The variety and > beauty of the crystals is so overwhelming that I, for one, will try to > collect as much of this material as I can afford.. > > With admiration and thanks, > > Count Deiro > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Pekka Savolainen <[email protected]> >>Sent: Aug 3, 2009 3:55 PM >>To: Gary Fujihara <[email protected]> >>Cc: MeteorList <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting crystal in meteorite - what is >> it? >> >> >>To me the form of the crystal looks like typical plagioglace feldspar, >>(labradorite), (anorthosite + albite), >>/N//a/(/A//l//S//i/3/O/8)/C//a/(/A/12/S//i/208). >> >>You can find some pics of the crystals of finnish iridecent labradorite >>(Spectrolite) from; >> >>http://www.finnishspectrolite.com/finlang/galleria/kuvat/spektroliitti012.html >> >> >>Just my 2 cents, please, let us know, what it really is, when have the >> piece >>analyzed :-) >> >>best, >> >>pekka s >> >> >> >> >>Gary Fujihara kirjoitti: >>> 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 >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.42/2279 - Release Date: >>> 08/03/09 05:57:00 >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >> >> >>Pekka Savolainen >> >>Solar Gems >> >>Jokiharjuntie 4 >>FI-71330 >>Rasala >>FINLAND >> >>member of IMCA #5776 >> >>www.imca.cc >> >>______________________________________________ >>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 > -- ......................................................... 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
