[meteorite-list] white inclusions

From: Tracy Latimer <tracyl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:54 2004
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0210021452520.23086-100000_at_netra.lib.state.hi.us>

The most common white inclusion you will find in meteorites is a CAI, or
calcium-aluminum inclusion. Allende meteorites are notorious for being
chock-full of them. They are some of the first things that
(theoretically) crystallize out of the proto-stellar dust cloud, and are
regarded as being good indicators of what things were like way back then.

Tracy Latimer

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Tom / james Knudson wrote:

> I bought a nice NWA from Dean Bessey and it has white inclusions, a
> slightly off white, but white. What could these be?
>
>
> Thanks, Tom
> The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168
>
Received on Wed 02 Oct 2002 09:08:56 PM PDT