[meteorite-list] Why are Esquel slices Transparent Blue?

From: Gary K. Foote <gary_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Feb 16 06:26:36 2006
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That is one beautiful slice of Brahin.

Gary

On 15 Feb 2006 at 19:24, JKGwilliam wrote:

> If you take the same picture in a studio environment ( with correct
> temperature lighting) with a white diffuser above the pallasite slice, the
> reflective surface appears white or light grey. Now we all know that
> polished iron isn't white, but it is more acceptable to the human eye that
> a reflected blue sky.
> Take a look at this slice of Brahin
> http://www.meteoriteimpact.com/brahin2.htm
> Best,
>
> John Gwilliam
>
>
> At 06:30 PM 2/15/2006, Gary K. Foote wrote:
> >Thank you Ron,
> >
> >It didn't make sense to me, but every sample I saw photographed was the
> >same blue matrix
> >color. Of _course_ one would hold it to the sun to show off the olivines
> >and pyroxenes,
> >thus reflecting the back sky in the iron.
> >
> >Doh!
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >On 15 Feb 2006 at 17:17, Ron Baalke wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > http://www.arizonaskiesmeteorites.com/AZ_Skies_Links/Stony_Irons/index.html
> > > >
> > >
> > > I thought you were referring to the color of the olivine crystals, but the
> > > crystals in this photo are the typical red/orange color you'd expect
> > for any
> > > pallasite. The blue color is being reflected by the polished metal
> > portion
> > > of the pallasite, and the source of the blue color could be something as
> > > simple as the sky, or a blue wall in the room. The meteorite itself
> > > it not blue.
> > >
> > > Ron Baalke
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