[meteorite-list] Tamdakht and Carancas

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:12:52 -0500
Message-ID: <h9ubq4p270a3me5iako0sdrqcb4vh00l99_at_4ax.com>

A while back I think that someone mentioned (in a post that I can't find) that a
piece of Tamdakht reminded them of Carancas. Well, I received a small (1.23g)
fragment of Tamdakht yesterday, and the first thing I noticed is how weathered
the patch of fusion crust was. But then I realized that it wasn't fusion
crust-- the fragment had broken along one of those shock-melt planes as have
been discussed and debated on list in relation to Carancas. So there is that
similarity.

I couldn't get a really good photo of it, but these will give you an idea:

http://s313.photobucket.com/albums/ll394/darrengarrison/Tamdakht/
Received on Wed 25 Feb 2009 09:12:52 PM PST