[meteorite-list] Interesting crystal in meteorite - what is it?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:07:13 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550908031507h1843d8cbv1c1c429bd75e39d7_at_mail.gmail.com>

Good eye Gary. :)

This is a perfect of example of how UNWA material can benefit the
collector (to learn more about meteoritics). Also, material such as
this may present something interesting and new to science. Who knows
what discoveries await hidden away inside UNWA stones.

Keep us posted on the results. :)


On 8/3/09, Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> Aloha,
>
> In a suspected lodranite recently procured from Morocco, I noticed a
> peculiar large, iridescent crystal in the broken face of the
> meteorite. I contacted some people on the metlist about this feature
> to get their thoughts, and Bernd Pauli has opined that the crystal is
> euhedral, iridescent and has the crystalline form of typical
> feldspars. But I have never seen a plagioclase feldspar look like
> this. Or is this some kind of iridescent olivine crystal? Or ???
>
> I am getting this specimen analyzed, but until then, I am hoping
> someone on the metlist has seen, and can identify this curious crystal.
>
> http://astroday.net/Meteorites.html
>
> Gary Fujihara
> AstroDay Institute
> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, HI 96720
> (808) 640-9161, fujmon at mac.com
> http://astroday.net
>
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