[meteorite-list] pics: orientated stones

From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 15 16:33:20 2005
Message-ID: <BAY101-F1605FFA36218287AFFEEF4F0D00_at_phx.gbl>

I took these pics for a buddy of mine, figured I'd share them.

These stones were purchased from Serge of cometshop, Bruno and Carine, and
Aziz Habibi respecitivly

It's a small sikhote but it's one of the best orientated meteorites I have
ever seen with multiple lip overs and killer flow lines:
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/8536/orientated109aj.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/1638/orientated96eu.jpg
http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/7398/orientated88xh.jpg

This is a new one for me, and it's a whoper - a bit over 6 kgs... and
PERFECTLY dome shaped! most people would get excited about a great
orientated stone with flow lines, but this one happens to be a ureilite too!
:D I'd estimate it's about 30% crusted. It has a flat spot on one part of
the rim and stands upright perfectly, leaning back just a little to show off
the apex. At about 10" tall it's one heck of a neat stone:
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/9630/orientated1mm.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/3416/orientated23no.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/1187/orientated38vb.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/6352/orientated41na.jpg

Last but not least my piece of the new lunar olivine gabro or norite as some
are calling it:
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8344/orientated51bs.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/5120/orientated62oi.jpg
and finally a close up of the back side of the same lunar showing the
interesting sturcture of the material. i cant wait to get a window in this
guy:
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/3644/orientated77sa.jpg

Many thanks to the dealers who provided these neat specimins!
Received on Fri 15 Jul 2005 04:33:11 PM PDT