[meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

From: Marc Fries <m.fries_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 1 16:44:25 2005
Message-ID: <4904.10.14.9.1.1117658425.squirrel_at_webmail.ciw.edu>

Howdy

   I scored a piece of that meteorite and had it made into three thin
sections. I've looked at a couple of dozen likely inclusions with our
snazzy new Raman imaging device and didn't find an iota of water. I
don't think there's any to be found. It is known that glassy
inclusions in meteorites contain a high vacuum, and it seems far more
likely to me that someone came across a cracked inclusion full of
cutting fluid than a recrystallized asteroidal sample that contains
water.

Cheers,
MDF

> "There are only two meteorites known to contain liquid water:
>
> - Monahans
> - Zag
>
> What about the Hupe's NWA969 LL7 Meteorite Containing Bottled Water?
>
> Thanks, Tom
> peregrineflier <><
>
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>> Tom inquired:
>>
>> > It sure makes me wonder how they could keep space water
>> > in them if they were not picked up immediately after the fall?
>>
>> Because they do not contain *l i q u i d* water. The water found
>> in carbonaceous chondrites and Martian meteorites can only be
>> extracted by heating the meteorite samples.
>>
>> There are only two meteorites known to contain liquid water:
>>
>> - Monahans
>> - Zag
>>
>> where the water was found in salt crystals inside these meteorites.
>>
>> see also Chris L Peterson's post to the List!
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Bernd
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