[meteorite-list] Thuathe

From: fcressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:45 2004
Message-ID: <001101c2e368$c635be30$ae6b1c43_at_g10fb>

Hello Mike and all,

Sure enough I received my Thuathe individual today and it looks great. Been
spending the last half hour or so getting aquainted with it ;-)

Thought I share some observations. It's about 80% covered with matte black
fusion crust; very fresh looking. The remaining 20% (one side) was broken in
flight and has a light covering of blackish-brown secondary fusion crust. On
an edge of the broken part a small vein of metal about 5 mm long protrudes
out and extending from this vein is an area about one square cm of
redeposited blue-gray metal that lies on the secondary crust.
As for any weathering, there is none seen on the fully crusted areas but a
very little limonite staining is present on some areas where the secondary
crust is present. All in all, a very very nice addition to my meteorite
family.
Thanks Mike!

Regards,
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Farmer
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe


I think that many people should be getting their Thuathe pieces today. Let
us know how you like them! Isn't is the most beautiful fall for a long time!
I have updated my website with the last of my pieces, still some nice ones
but more fragments.
check them out if you missed the first round or want another piece.
Mike Farmer
http://www.meteoriteguy.com/thuathehunt.htm
Received on Wed 05 Mar 2003 05:44:24 PM PST