[meteorite-list] Tambo Quemado pictures

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Aug 21 16:50:51 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.00000025000026F2_at_paulinet.de>

> By casual inspection, the layering on that inclusion makes me think
> of picture agate, or fire agate... something in the agate family.
> Unfortunately, agate would be destroyed by the heat of the metal
> encasing it... more mysteries. A pretty remarkable inclusion.

Hello Tracy and List,

Quartz (silica) was my first impression too. And those dark parts that
encase the lighter parts (they look like pebbles on a shore :-) might
be graphite. Thank you for your comments!

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Sat 21 Aug 2004 04:50:48 PM PDT