[meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice
Hi Mike, This is Tom Phillips the micrograph guy. About a year ago you posted the list about a NWA meteorite incrusted in sand grains. I have several small and one 7 kilo individuals that look to have beautiful crust but are coated in grains of what looks like quartz. It does not seem to prefer any side but rather seems to encircle it. Did you find out any thing interesting in your query? Thanks, Tom BRBRBR**BR AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice
Hello listmembers From a donated collection I unpacked an unlabelled slice of an ordinary chondrite, with a very high quality polish. The meteorite is crusted with an up to 5 mm thick rind of sand grains, well rounded quartz mostly, cemented by oxides released from the meteorite. I assume that the slice was acquired more than 15 years ago, material looks as H4-5, W3. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanky for any hints Beda Hofmann -- * Dr. Beda Anton Hofmann Curator, Earth Science Department Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland Phone +41 31 350 72 40 FAX+41 31 350 74 99 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nmbe.ch/ * __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice
Beda, I have seen a meteorite with a crust of sand from NWA that was some years ago, so I dont know which one it was. It was being sold in the USA. Of course, some Oman meteorites exhibit the same thing. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Beda Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:45 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice Hello listmembers From a donated collection I unpacked an unlabelled slice of an ordinary chondrite, with a very high quality polish. The meteorite is crusted with an up to 5 mm thick rind of sand grains, well rounded quartz mostly, cemented by oxides released from the meteorite. I assume that the slice was acquired more than 15 years ago, material looks as H4-5, W3. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanky for any hints Beda Hofmann -- * Dr. Beda Anton Hofmann Curator, Earth Science Department Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland Phone +41 31 350 72 40 FAX+41 31 350 74 99 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nmbe.ch/ * __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice
Whoever sent the gorgeous picture of earth (?) being pelted with meteorites, please resend the link. I made it my background photo, but it was accidentally erased this morning. Thanks! Anita __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
