[meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

From: Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 1 18:24:20 2005
Message-ID: <008b01c566f8$a2c63b30$2f01a8c0_at_Dell>

Cool!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites


> Dear List,
>
> Scientists reported fluid trains in the olivine of NWA 969 which I had a
> chance to see under a very high powered microscope. They looked like
> bubbles that you would see tailing a scuba diver underwater arranged in
> groups or fluid trains as reported to the NomCom during classification. I
> do not know if these contain water or some liquefied gas under high
> pressure
> hence the question mark in our auctions. What is needed is a freezing
> stage
> on a microscope to see what temperature they solidify. I was told, it is
> not that uncommon to find these fluid trains in terrestrial olivine that
> contain water, you just need to know what to look for.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> ------------------------------------
> Adam Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> Team LunarRock
> IMCA 2185
> raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Fries" <m.fries_at_gl.ciw.edu>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites
>
>
>> 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 <><
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de>
>> > To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:35 PM
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites
>> >
>> >
>> >> 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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