[meteorite-list] Question about nickel [nickel-poor ironmeteorites]

From: EL Jones <jonee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:06 2004
Message-ID: <3D2BCC98.B6B80D47_at_epix.net>

Great Info.

I am curious as to the degree to which this group displays Widmanstätten
patterns as the nickel in the lattice is what makes the difference in the rate
of etching. I don't recall the %ages in Ataxites but at some upward content of
nickel the pattern disappears.
Elton

Rodrigo Martinez wrote:

> Hola Piper and list
> Piper, Thank you for the information about nickel, this is very complete
> and well reference.
> I tell you news about the Bellsbank group ( Bellsbank, La Primitiva,
> Tombigbee River and Twannberg ) now these formed a new iron group
> IIG due to a new discovery in the Atacama Desert. This new meteorite called
> Guanaco is the fifth member of this group and was analyzed by John
> Wasson (UCLA). This information is in www.meteorites.cl/science.html
> Thank you.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Rodrigo Martinez
> Atacama Desert Meteorites
> benig_at_entelchile.net
> http://www.meteorites.cl
Received on Wed 10 Jul 2002 01:57:29 AM PDT