[meteorite-list] Fusion crusts on stony meteorites

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:44:14 -0500
Message-ID: <BAY111-F145D59E4FE01DF106B7B05B3690_at_phx.gbl>

Hello all,

Looking at crust on various thin sections under the microscope it is very
common to see a mineral, such as an olvine crystal, on top of the crust. It
is not as even as it appears to our naked eyes. A few old photographs on my
website illustrate this fairly well...

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colthinsectioncrust.html

Here is the crust on an oriented Gao-Guenie...

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpgaots.html

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com
Received on Fri 23 Mar 2007 10:44:14 PM PDT