[meteorite-list] BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 11:53:15 -0500
Message-ID: <002201c75db4$706c7140$0201a8c0_at_Tettenborn>

List,

As I have done in the past, I forgot how crappy geocities is. Not many can
look at my pictures before my bandwidth is exceeded.

I have reposted my pics on a photosite. The one that looks like a slice of
bread is the new 100 gram slice.
http://mtettenborn.photosite.com/Album1/

Cheers,

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?


> Hello list,
>
> I have been having fun with my BL meteorites and just aquired a nice ~100
> gram slice.
>
> There was much discussion about this LL5 meteorite a while ago because of
> its gorgeous crust. Not so much discussion on its interior. My new slice
> is incredible! It has large homogeneous grey clasts which do not attract
> magnets. I was wondering if these clasts are achondritic? Can an LL5
> brecciated meteorite include abundant achondritic clast or would this
> alter
> its classification
>
> Does anyone have more info on its classification? The Met Bull. still
> lists
> this as provisional.
>
> The first pic is of my new slice. Notice the large central inclusion.
> The second pic is a smaller 6 gram end slice and the third pic is my 66
> gram
> beautiful individual.
> http://ca.geocities.com/tett at rogers.com/metpics/NWA1685_99.jpg
> http://ca.geocities.com/tett at rogers.com/metpics/NWA1685_5.8.jpg
> http://ca.geocities.com/tett at rogers.com/metpics/NWA1685_66.8.jpg
>
>
> Jeff Kuyken also has some nice pics and info on this stuff.
> http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/bl.html
>
> Cheers on a wintery Saturday morning in Canada.
>
> Mike Tettenborn
>
>
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Received on Sat 03 Mar 2007 11:53:15 AM PST


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