[meteorite-list] Strange structure in L chondrite

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Apr 24 16:02:18 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000002C000020DC_at_paulinet.de>

Pierre wrote:

> I've got the fragment of a L6 chondrite which presents a strange structure,
> at the meeting point of 3 veins. I think it's a glassy structure resulting from
> the heat reaching the inner of the meteorite by the shock veins but I'm not sure.

Well, Pierre, you name it ... it looks a lot like a melt pocket to me, especially
because it is glassy. But let's wait for other listees and listoids to chime in :-)

Bernd
Received on Sat 24 Apr 2004 04:02:17 PM PDT