[meteorite-list] Benguerir vs. Bensour

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 31 09:59:36 2005
Message-ID: <284o415k0lqb6sj97djgdf0cl816gdnich_at_4ax.com>

On 31 Mar 2005 13:35:55 UT, bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de wrote:

>Fred wrote:
>
>> Benguerir is a breccia (and Bensour is not).
>
>Hi Fred and List,
>
>This is not quite true as Bensour is described as monomict
>and *m i c r o* brecciated, but, to me, the Bensour texture
>looks finer-grained and more monotonous than the Benguerir
>texture with its small, mostly tiny, dark- and medium gray,
>intermingled fragments.

I have only a small slice (around 1.xomething grams, I'd have to look it up) but I think that it is
one of the most attractive pieces in my collection. Take a look at this:

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/bensourslice.jpg

(and for those with lower-resolution screens)

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/bensourslice_small.jpg
Received on Thu 31 Mar 2005 10:04:30 AM PST