[meteorite-list] Park Forest image

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:02 2004
Message-ID: <003c01c2fa55$a86d6160$3e30ef42_at_computer>

Indeed that could be. I hope so.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gwilliam" <jkg_at_theriver.com>
To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; "Adam Hupe"
<adamhupe_at_attbi.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image


> Mike, Adam and List,
> The spots Mike is referring to don't look like rust spots to me. After
> photographing meteorites for several years, my guess is that they are
> bright iron/nickel particles reflecting either skin tone color or
something
> else, like a shirt, close by that is a warm orange brown.
>
> Cut a round hole in a large piece of white poster board just large enough
> for the camera lens to fit through, and shoot the specimen in identical
> lighting. The colored spots will reflect their true silver/white color in
> the new image.
>
> John
>
>
>
> John Gwilliam
>
> At 07:31 PM 4/3/03 -0700, Michael Farmer wrote:
> >Adam, why does your piece have rust spots all over the cut face if you
cut
> >in alcohol?
> >Mike Farmer
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <mailto:adamhupe_at_attbi.com>Adam Hupe
> >>To:
>
>><mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentra
> >>l.com
> >>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:17 PM
> >>Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest image
> >>
> >>Dear List Members,
> >>
> >>After cutting up several specimens of this new fall it appears it may
> >>have too much metal to be classified as an LL although the Fa number
> >>appears to fall into the LL range. Here is a picture below showing a
> >>polymict breccia texture.
> >>
> >>
>
>><http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/parkforest1.jpg>http://www.lunarrock.
> >>com/ParkForest/parkforest1.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >>Mark mentioned finding glass globules attached to the crust of his
> >>fragment. After hearing this we examined over two dozen specimens and
> >>found the same thing on about half of them. I did not observe dumbbell
> >>or patty shapes on any of them. We are curious if anybody may have
found
> >>these shapes. We are receiving a final shipment from Park Forest
> >>tomorrow and will be able to figure out a very decent price if anybody
is
> >>interested. We will also put up several expertly prepared slices for
> >>consideration at this yet to be determined low price, less than what
> >>people are paying in the field now!
> >>
> >>All the best,
> >>
> >>Adam Hupe
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
Received on Thu 03 Apr 2003 09:55:30 PM PST


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