[meteorite-list] Green spot in chondrite

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:19:09 +1100
Message-ID: <5530247C46EA41628F57289CDC4A53DC_at_JeffPC>

Hi Bernd and Rob,

That would be my first guess too Bernd. But the crust has me stumped. I
can't work out if it's a weathering effect or different material underneath.
It does look similar to eucritic fusion crust even down to the cracking
though. Weird!

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:02 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Green spot in chondrite


> Hello Rob and List,
>
> http://home.planet.nl/~rlenssen/green_spot_in_chondrite.jpg
>
> "Can anybody explain to me what I am seeing here?"
>
> This may be a magnesium-rich orthopyroxene crystal => hypersthene
> (Mg,Fe)SiO3
>
> What do others think?
>
> Best,
>
> Bernd
>
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Received on Mon 02 Feb 2009 03:19:09 AM PST