Correction, this meteorite I posted a few weeks ago was recently identified as Odessa based on petrology, not Canyon Diablo.
http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000aypd1 -Yinan On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Yinan Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > A couple of people asked for a better picture, so here it is; > > http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000aypd1 > > Thanks for help in advance! > -Yinan > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Wang, >> >> Very nice specimen. Wish it was in my cabinet. In your first message you had >> the descriptions of the inclusions correct. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Count Deiro >> IMCA 3536 >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: Yinan Wang <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Aug 19, 2010 8:58 PM >>>To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <[email protected]> >>>Cc: METEORITE LIST <[email protected]> >>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron meteorite inclusion question >>> >>>Here's a rough picture of the slice, any suggestions? >>> >>>http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000axxf0 >>> >>>-Yinan >>> >>>On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks >>><[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi Yinan, >>>> >>>> The dark inclusions could be graphite. Troilite often has a "brassy" >>>> coloration to it. >>>> >>>> Do you have a photo of the slice? >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> MikeG >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/19/10, Yinan Wang <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi everyone, simple question: >>>>> >>>>> In an iron meteorite, when etched, what do the troilite and >>>>> schreibersite inclusions look like? >>>>> >>>>> I have a slice of canyon diablo and I'm seeing dark round nodules (the >>>>> troilite) and silvery dendritic material (schreibersite?). Which is >>>>> which? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Yinan >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites >>>> http://www.galactic-stone.com >>>> http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>______________________________________________ >>>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
