[meteorite-list] NWA 4441- CO3.2

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 22 16:38:03 2006
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000007600000BA1_at_paulinet.de>

Hello List, and Hello,

.. especially to those who purchased one of Greg's NWA 4441 CO3.2,

My 5.1-gram endcut of this CO3.2 arrived this morning and my first
impression was: "Oh, one of those Hot Desert ugly ducklings!" But
I was curious what it would look like under my Russian stereo scope
and when I looked at it, I held my breath. The ugly duckling quickly
turned into a beautiful, carbonaceous prince with tiny chondrules
galore (the "larger" ones a mere 0.5 mm!) - some of them with crisp,
dark rimming (probably sulfide and/or magnetite).

Of course, I had to take a picture (magnification = 16x) that I would
like to share with anyone interested and especially with those who also
purchased one of these slices.

Best,

Bernd
Received on Tue 22 Aug 2006 04:36:28 PM PDT