[meteorite-list] Cool Fresh Chondrites and "Slick-n-Slide"

From: Norm Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 9 16:19:46 2006
Message-ID: <20060309211831.63616.qmail_at_web81003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Greg & all,

Nice specimens.

Just a minor side point: the term is "slickensides"
for the striated, movement-polished surface itself, or
"slickensided" for a rock showing slickensides. Your
version is a common, but erroneous, transliteration.

Cheers,
Norm
http://tektitesource.com

--- Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> Dear List Members,
>
> I have been going through the material I brought
> back from my Morocco trip
> last week. Here are some photos of some very nice
> fresh chondrites, an
> unusual thing these days coming out of Morocco.
> There are two pictures of
> some very good examples of Slick-n-Slide also. I
> have not seen chondrites
> this nice for a long time out of the Sahara.
>
> 4170 gram Large and Fresh Thumb Printed chondrite -
> VERY COOL !!
> http://www.lunarrock.com/3-9/dsc00001.jpg
>
> 140 gram Individual - Neat Shape
> http://www.lunarrock.com/3-9/dsc00013.jpg
>
> 122.7 gram Slick-n-Slide (Best Example I have Seen
> for a Long Time)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/3-9/dsc00023.jpg
>
> 25.6 gram Slick-n-Slide (Unfortunately broke during
> airplane ride home)
> http://www.lunarrock.com/3-9/dsc00025.jpg
>
> Hope you enjoy the pictures.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Greg Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> NaturesVault (eBay)
> gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
> IMCA 3163
>
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