[meteorite-list] What can be said about this meteorite from 1865?

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Mar 11 10:53:23 2006
Message-ID: <kds5121lbliirdh614guc5mfm5kt5gta4o_at_4ax.com>

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:23:39 +0100, you wrote:


>A singular feature is observable in this stone that I have never yet
>seen in any other:--the rounded edges of the pyramid are sharply
>marked by lines on the black crust, as perfect as if made by a ruler.
>This appearance is strictly confined to the surface, and seems to be a
>result of some peculiar tension of the fused crust in cooling; for no
>trace of any continuation of the lines can be found in the interior of
>the stone.

It sounds like a description of flow lines to me.
Received on Sat 11 Mar 2006 10:51:13 AM PST


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