[meteorite-list] How to tell IMB Gaos from normal

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:02:50 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <355635.75152.qm_at_web33101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I would say 1 out of every 500 or more.
You will not miss them, they are clearly visible as
large melt section visible on the outside.
mike
--- MeteorHntr at aol.com wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Actually, yes I have seen impact melts before. But
> to be honest, I am not
> sure I have seen the outside of a Gao IMB. It
> might be that I don't have any
> in the batches I have had currently or before.
>
> I will assume if none of the ones I have now look
> like a typical IMB, then
> that is probably the case.
>
> How rare are the IMB stones from Gao anyway? 1 out
> of a hundred? More?
> Less?
>
> Steve Arnold
> Arkansas
> MrSteveArnold.com
>
>
> In a message dated 4/23/2008 3:48:49 P.M. Central
> Daylight Time,
> meteoriteguy at yahoo.com writes:
> Come on Steve, have you never seen the outside of a
> Gao impact-melt piece, or any impact melt for that
> matter? It is extremely easy to tell, it wont have
> fusion crust on the melt parts, they are glassy and
> much harder.
> Michael Farmer
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed 23 Apr 2008 05:02:50 PM PDT