[meteorite-list] Meteorite Mineral Trivia: Lawrencite

From: E.J <jonee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:35 2004
Message-ID: <3F989F96.5060708_at_epix.net>

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<font size="-1" face="Geneva">While researching mineral locations I
happened upon an entry for Lawrencite. &nbsp; Lawrencite's type locality is
the&nbsp; Tazwell,Tennessee </font><font face="Geneva" size="-1">Octahedrite
IIICD, Find, 1853.&nbsp;&nbsp; " Type Locality" is the place that a mineral is
first identified to science-- which for this mineral occurred in 1877.
In addition to the meteorites listed Natan (go figure), Odessa, and
Zenda WIsconsin,&nbsp; </font><font face="Geneva" size="-1">it has also
been found around volcanoes in Italy and Russia a site in Greenland.&nbsp;
While not listed it in virtually 99% of meteorite collections<br>
<br>
For the new folks, Lawrencite disease is the bane of meteorite
collectors. The chlorine ion facilitates the rusting away of the metal.<br>
<br>
Tazwell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.mindat.org/loc-27789.html">&lt;http://www.mindat.org/loc-27789.html&gt;</a><br>
Lawrencite<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.mindat.org/min-2351.html">&lt;http://www.mindat.org/min-2351.html&gt;</a> and
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://webmineral.com/data/Lawrencite.shtml">&lt;http://webmineral.com/data/Lawrencite.shtml&gt;</a><br>
<br>
Elton<br>
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Received on Thu 23 Oct 2003 11:42:14 PM PDT


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