Mike, No holes or pits. This is a fresh chondrite picked up hours after it fell. The fusion crust has the matrix "sprayed" over it in a few areas. Bill
---------------------------------------- > CC: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Inside out Meteorites > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:36:23 -0600 > > By chance, does it also have some fairly good sized holes or pits on > the outside of the stone? In the grey stuff that is on the outside is > there a sprinkling of small bits of dark brown material in it? > > Mike > On Sep 21, 2010, at 9:32 PM, bill kies wrote: > > > > > The grey fusion crust thread reminded me of a meteorite I have that > > has the grey matrix frosted over the black fusion crust on about 20% > > of the surface. It also has splashes of metal on the outside that > > look as if they dripped on the crust like hot solder. Is this a > > common characteristic of fresh stoney meteorites? > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > 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
