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

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 9 16:41:52 2006
Message-ID: <032a01c643c2$3f334980$96b62041_at_Gregor>

Hi Norm,

Thanks for the correct, I knew I was close but not quite correct.

Take care,
Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Lehrman" <nlehrman_at_nvbell.net>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cool Fresh Chondrites and "Slick-n-Slide"


> 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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