Yo Doug,
Perhaps you could check your spam folder. My emails
To you do not appear to be getting to you.
Please set your program to accept emails from my
Email address.
Thanks, Michael
On 8/30/09 1:14 PM, "Mexico Doug" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Question: Are 'meteorite crystals' like the listing below really
> meteorites? or are they from the sand / ground near a big crater?
>
> Campo del Cielo eBay item 120367220535 "
>
> Hi Mike, they are shattered and anti--rust treated fragments from a
> larger piece that was found. Tehy are being called crystals because
> they are essentially fragments from a crystalline structure formed by
> arrangements of Fe with a low percentage of Ni, and then breaking along
> interfaces when smashed in a press. Just similar to taking a block of
> ice (usually a hexagonal crystal structure) with a variety of
> crystalline patterns and hitting it with a hammer. While ice has a
> variety of crystal structures, breaking, then calling the fragments ice
> crystals, which they are...just not complete individuals.
>
> Best wishes
> Doug
>
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