[meteorite-list] Example of Lipping and direction stumper.TAKE 2

From: Rob Lenssen <rlenssen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:25:20 +0200
Message-ID: <25625880E5DF40F58FD1807D2A569E8D_at_EIGENAARNJEQJY>

Hi List,

Although shown here before:
Here is an other example of small scale "flow lines" originating from a rim:

http://home.planet.nl/~rlenssen/Bassikounou_2.html

Kind regards,
Rob Lenssen


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kashuba" <mary.kashuba at verizon.net>
To: "'Dark Matter'" <freequarks at gmail.com>; <mccartney at blackbearddata.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Example of Lipping and direction stumper.TAKE
2


> Martin, McCartney, List,
>
> I suggest that The lines on mt's Allende and Martin's Tazas are not
> radiating but converging. I believe that the rim does not contain the
> flow
> lines but, in a sense, produces them. I see the lines as melt that has
> come
> around the edge of the meteorite and frozen in paths toward lower
> pressure.
> Oops! Did a bit of metal slosh out of Martin's fine bowl at the five
> o'clock position?
>
> Of course conditions have to be just right to produce this phenomenon.
> Other possibilities are nothing, just a lip, spatter, a mass of froth and
> maybe spikes.
>
> This Chergach is not as nice but it might help make my case.
>
> http://johnkashuba.com/Pages/Meteorite%20Pages/Pictures/ChergachH5.htm
>
> Kind regards,
>
> - John
>
> John Kashuba
> Ontario, California
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Dark
> Matter
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 4:02 PM
> To: mccartney at blackbearddata.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Example of Lipping and direction stumper.
> TAKE
> 2
>
> Hi MT,
>
> Back in July of 2003, I posted a collection of pics of oriented irons
> known then as Taza in my Accretion Desk article:
>
> http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/July/Accretion_Desk.htm
>
>
> I highlighted a couple of fully lipped individuals also wondering how
> such a feature could form. I believe it was Jim Tobin who suggested
> that the iron was spinning like a wheel parallel to the direction of
> travel and the lipping produced a "tire effect" around the surface
> interior which, as is especially viewable in the specimen I nicknamed
> "a bowl full of flowlines" seemed to have no directional orientation
> in the usual way, and in fact, has much in common with the Allende pic
> you posted.
>
> Best,
>
> Martin
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:00 PM, McCartney
> Taylor<mccartney at blackbearddata.com> wrote:
>> http://outofabluesky.com/images/stories/stoneymeteorites/allende12-7.jpg
>>
>> This is an Allende. I'm not sure I understand the orientation signs I
>> see.
>>
>> I see a star flow line pattern which indicates this side is windward. But
> the lipping on the NW side hints the side is leeward. So I'm a bit
> confused.
>>
>> Any ideas on alternate interpretations?
>>
>> -mt
>>
>>
>>
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