I posted this yesterday, but it didnt show up... I am not disputing other crystals in angrites, my comments were to the translucent slices like mine has. While many chimed in and claimed to have seen such, still, nobody has shown pictures of an angrite with back lit translucent crystals (like in a pallasite) that are 1cm x 1cm in size.
I find it interesting how fast some people seem to want to discredit my new Angrite. This is a really awesome meteorite! Had it been someone like the Hupes, or Farmer that announced this, I really dont think that would have happened. Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Wed, 7/21/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Its official! NWA 6291 "The King of Angrites" > for sale -... > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 9:09 PM > > > Jason, > > Will this one do? _http://www.impactika.com/DOrbVug.jpg_ > (http://www.impactika.com/DOrbVug.jpg) > > Taken in Sept. 2001 in Denver, in Eduardo's show room. > > Anne M. Black > _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) > [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) > > Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. > _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) > > > > In a message dated 7/21/2010 6:44:57 PM Mountain Daylight > Time, > [email protected] > writes: > Hello Greg, All, > > Sheesh...you might read that paragraph again. The > Hupe's don't sell > martian material with the statement "may contain traces of > martian > life." At least they didn't the last time I > checked.... > > And, yes, D'Orbigny contains cm-sized crystals of > translucent, gemmy, > pallasite-like olivine. They compose about 1% > of the meteorite, by > volume. I've seen some in some hand-sized specimens > that E.T. had for > sale a few years ago, but can't find any great photos > online. > Apparently Asu88 contains upwards of 10% similar crystals > by volume > (see article linked-to above), but I couldn't find any > pictures of > that one. > > The interesting thing about your Angrite is the fact that > the > translucent crystal is anorthosite. So far as I know, > it's the first > time that a translucent *anorthosite* crystal has been > found in an > Angrite. > > Best, > > Jason > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
