[meteorite-list] "Bubbly" meteorite

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Nov 8 09:57:55 2005
Message-ID: <65f1n1pskj5abohlhusquqcbopt9fjag50_at_4ax.com>

On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:58:46 +0100, "Meteoriteshow" <meteoriteshow_at_free.fr> wrote:

>Hi Darren, G?ran and All,
>
>I would guess the same as G?ran. We have already seen such "cemented sand grains" on the surface of meteorites that we found in the
>Desert... Most of the time on the side that was in contact witth the ground.
>Kind regards,
>

Yes, after examining it carefully under higher magnification (60x microscope as opposed to 20x hand
lens) I can see that in that area there is a very thin coating of material on top of the fusion
crust, and those "bubbles" are imbedded in that layer. Thanks to all who replied.
Received on Tue 08 Nov 2005 10:00:15 AM PST