[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space POD 7-27

From: Jeff Pringle <jlp3_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 07:45:19 -0700
Message-ID: <000301c7d513$c09566a0$9101a8c0_at_D71Q5W31>

http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July_27_2007.html



That's an unusual texture, I think the geologists call it spherulitic -
indicative of rapid cooling.

Here's an example of a similar texture in Apollo rock 60017:

http://ser.sese.asu.edu/cgi-bin/DPSC_Data.pl?search=1&rock=60017&piece=&size=&slide=&coments=

Got any thin section micrographs of that meteorite yet?

Anyone recall seeing another meteorite with that texture?
Received on Thu 02 Aug 2007 10:45:19 AM PDT