[meteorite-list] Keith's Tucson Meteorite of the Day

From: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:22:49 -0700
Message-ID: <20080204152255.BFTC18222.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net_at_fed1rmimpo01.cox.net>

I agree with Keith. This cube is a wonderful specimen that shows
better than ordinary (not that meteorites are ordinary) slices. The
real shame in meteorite specimen processing over cutting. This cube
could have been cut into several slices but some one decided to
preserve it as a cube.

John

At 09:58 PM 2/3/2008, Arizona Keith wrote:
>Hello List
>
>I can't understand why you think this is a horrible end for a meteorite.
>You can see the 3 dimensional Widmanstatten perfect and the shape of
>the troilite inclusions, better than in any 2D slice.
>No materiel was wasted in getting the cube shape, other than normal
>saw and grind waste, It was a large long brick, after removing
>several slices it's a cube.
>I think the Karl's did a great job. I'll post more later this week.
>Thanks for your time
>Keith
>
>
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>>ARGH what horrible end for a meteorite..
>>
>>Matteo
>>
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>>Da : "Arizona Keith" <arizonakeith at cox.net>
>>A : <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>Oggetto : [meteorite-list] Keith's Tucson Meteorite of the
>>Day
>>Data : Sun, 3 Feb 2008 13:24:25 -0700
>>
>>>Hello List
>>>
>>>I like to post a Tucson Show Meteorite photo of the Day
>>>
>>>Joachim and Moritz Karl 5.3 kg Cape York Cube, IIIAB om,
>>>Greenland, Found 1818.
>>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/arizonaviking2000/Tucsonshow2008cc199thecube.jpg
>>>
>>>On display in Mike Farmer room, at the Inns suites.
>>>
>>>Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did seeing it.
>>>
>>>Keith
>>>Chandler AZ
>>>
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