>From the exterior alone, I would have to agree that an E-chondrite is almost indistinguishable from an O.C. The one E-chondrite I found in Nevada looked like a very fresh O.C. -- presumably an H-chondrite based on the magnetic attraction. Even after cutting a type specimen for analysis, I was convinced it was a very equilibrated H-chondrite. But it turned out to be a weathered (W4) EL6 (Roach Dry Lake 030).
So the only anecdotal observational difference that I noted was that the fusion crust was blacker than that of an ordinary chondrite. -Rob ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
