AW: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 question

From: Norbert Classen <trifid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:23 2004
Message-ID: <NCBBKMGDKLMGIBALJOFCKEPNCNAA.trifid_at_timewarp.de>

Hi Tom, hi List,

You asked:

> One thing that has not been answered is, there
> is some thing in this meteorite that looks just
> like the metal, But, it is just a shade off! It
> is shiny, you can only see it when you see the
> metal!(the same angle to the light) strait on it
> looks a little more dull than the rest of the
> metal. What is this stuff??????

Sounds like troilite (FeS), pretty common in
meteorites...

Best,
Norbert
Received on Tue 27 Aug 2002 12:30:52 PM PDT