Re: [meteorite-list] Blue Salt Crystals

2018-01-20 Thread Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list
Interesting research...I had the privilege of sitting in on the seminar Queenie gave to peers about all this last year before it went to publicationand Monahans was the other meteorite. Some interesting discussions during the seminar testing out the robustness of the research and with Monica

Re: [meteorite-list] Blue Salt Crystals

2018-01-20 Thread AL Mitorling via Meteorite-list
Hi Paul and all, The blue halide crystals were found early on in Zag. I believe they were found in other meteorites (Monahans, Tx?) but information has a way of finding it's way back into the public eye. Don't have information handy right now but thought I would comment. Yes, they were packed

Re: [meteorite-list] Blue Salt Crystals

2018-01-20 Thread almitt2--- via Meteorite-list
Hi Paul and all, The blue halide crystals were found early on in Zag. I believe they were found in other meteorites (Monahans, Tx?) but information has a way of finding it's way back into the public eye. Don't have information handy right now but thought I would comment. Yes, they were

[meteorite-list] Blue Salt Crystals

2018-01-19 Thread Paul Gessler via Meteorite-list
Blue Salt Crystals discovered in ZAG No wonder my large grapefruit sized piece started oxidizing so rapidly. I remember the story was that the oxidation was caused by camel sweat while they were being transported out of the desert. Anyone else remember that story??? what color is camel sweat?