[meteorite-list] "Stable Nantan" Huh???

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:29 2004
Message-ID: <3CC81969.B496BE28_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Hello Michael, Jeff, and List,

> It is showing some very slight signs of rust, but
> what intrigued me was a pale green oily residue
> that > has formed inside the bag all by itself.

> It sounds like the plastic bag is made from PVC plastic
> which over time will exude that color of residue.

You should also consider the occurrence of l a w r e n c i t e !

References:

NORTON O.R. (1998) RFSII, pp. 169-170.

NORTON O.R. (1999) Is Lawrencite a myth?
(M!, May 1999, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 22-23).

and a very thorough discussion of the lawrencite
problem with chemical reaction formulas:

NORTON O.R. (2002) Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, pp. 61-63.


Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Thu 25 Apr 2002 10:57:45 AM PDT