Hello Chris and list,
At 02:02 AM 9/13/05, Chris quoted the Literary Gazette:
In sawing the mass,
globules were inflamed by the friction of the
teeth of the saw, and a bright light produced.
The word globules in connection with an iron meteorite makes me
think of troilite inclusions. While
Ohio | Sandusky | The Sandusky Clarion | 1848-01-25
A REMARKABLE AEROLITE.
On the 14th July last, a remarkable aerolite
fell at Brannan, at Bohemia. Two fragments were found,
one weighing fifteen, the other twenty-one kilogrammes.
The aeorilite [sic] appeared to proceed, as is very often
Chris list,
Possible or impossible?
Possible. Quite a few minerals can emit light on
being crushed or scratched. This is termed
triboluminescence. Additionally, some minerals can
emit light when heated to temperatures still well
below red heat. This is thermoluminescence. I
don't know the
] 1848: light produced when meteorite sawn
-possible or impossible?
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:40:43 -0700 (PDT)
Chris list,
Possible or impossible?
Possible. Quite a few minerals can emit light on
being crushed or scratched. This is termed
triboluminescence. Additionally, some minerals can
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