[meteorite-list] A small Al Mahbas testimonial (& RainbowOlivine!)
From: Greg Redfern <gredfern_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Dec 18 23:47:19 2004 Message-ID: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAE2zH+qf1pEmCeQaq7M4BVcKAAAAQAAAAM+ZHavGn7U20aIWZwIaRowEAAAAA_at_earthlink.net> Hi Tracy, Jeff and List, I bought two specimens from Mike - one is an olivine crystal (how beautiful) and a fragment. Both display almost opal-type translucency from the olivine crystals. One crystal is just beneath the surface and is mesmerizing. Thanks Mike. Happy Holidays all, Greg Redfern JPL NASA Solar System Ambassador http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html International Meteorite Collectors Association #5781 http://www.imca.cc Member Meteoritical Society http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/ -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Kuyken Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 11:55 PM To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A small Al Mahbas testimonial (& RainbowOlivine!) G'day Tracy and List, I certainly agree. I was lucky enough to get a nice piece from Mike (thanks Mike) which I have put onto a page at my site. What is really amazing about this piece is that one of the olivine crystals has a rainbow effect/colour. Hard to describe so the pics are here: http://www.meteoritesaustralia.com/features/almahbas.html If anyone has any opinions about how this would form or occur, I'd certainly like to hear them. Cheers, Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteorites.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: tracy latimer To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 5:56 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] A small Al Mahbas testimonial I just got a thumbnail AL Mahbas from Mike Farmer. If you haven't already, I suggest you seriously consider getting a piece for yourself, or at least look at the pix he has on his site, as well as the ones up for sale at arizonaskies. My chip has at least a couple of translucent olivine crystals, and an interesting coating of what may be desert varnish. Now I need to find a membrane box to display this beauty; my normal 1x1 display boxes won't do it justice. Thanks, Mike! Tracy Latimer ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sat 18 Dec 2004 11:47:22 PM PST |
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