[meteorite-list] Strange 'Crater' on a SAU 001

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 22 19:32:48 2006
Message-ID: <ar9m921fv72iq9par96kcu8t5qcl87adod_at_4ax.com>

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:28:58 -0700, you wrote:

>I recently purchased a small SAU 001 being sold as having a 'crater.' It is
>definitely not a crater, as this would not make sense on a stone, right? I
>think it may be remnants of an armored chondrule? What do you all think?

Here's another one that I had to find and scan-- an 8 gram NWA 869 where the
creamy nougat center has been melted out of the chondrule, leaving just the
metal armor. It looks like a little cup partially embedded in the meteorite.

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/869pit.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/869pit_close.jpg
Received on Thu 22 Jun 2006 07:35:23 PM PDT