Have to head home to coach a couple soccer games in the morning, then ill b heading back. I have some very good intel and permission to hunt that land tomorrow. Wish us luck, god be willing we will recover some new pieces soon. Best Wishes, Joe kerchner
-----Original Message----- From: Meteorites USA <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:10 PM To: Meteorite-list <[email protected]> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience department "...UW-Madison meteorite experts Noriko Kita and Takayuki Ushikubo used a scanning electron microscope and X-ray spectrometer to begin to analyze the surface mineral composition of the rock. They identified the presence of magnesium, iron, and silica-containing compounds, including the common minerals olivine and pyroxene. They also found iron-nickel metal and iron sulfide, which are often seen in primitive meteorites...." Meteor fragment lands in UW-Madison geoscience department http://www.news.wisc.edu/17969 Regards, Eric Wichman ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archiveshtml Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
