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Re: Geo vs Astro chemistry was Asteroid, Comet, etc. question

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Subject: Re: Geo vs Astro chemistry was Asteroid, Comet, etc. question
From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli@lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 16:10:38 +0100
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"Darryl S. Futrell" schrieb:

>
> Yes, 20 years or so ago I had a piece or two of supposed terrestrial
> native iron from somewhere like Greenland or Iceland. There were
> little mm sized globs of native iron scattered in a greenish solid
> rock. Could still be a piece of it around here somewhere, but dunno
> where. - Darryl


Hello Darryl and List!

So you got a piece (or two) of the Ovifak basalt - they are known to
contain iron globs. The greenish color may be due to the olivine they
sometimes contain.

Best greetings,

Bernd

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