[meteorite-list] Where are the thin section experts?

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:58:02 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W61EB4BFC94D2C4350D0B87D2BA0_at_phx.gbl>

Ruben:
I say a metal-rich Diogenite.
An absolutely beautiful piece.
Greg S.

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> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:55 -0700
> From: mrmeteorite at gmail.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Where are the thin section experts?
>
> Hi all,
>
> The disclaimer: My main purpose for posting this is because I know
> very little about achondrite meteorites. This is because (as a general
> rule) I only collect what I find, and though I've found lots of
> meteorites this is my first achondrite find.
>
> As most already know this find is currently being classified by
> Laurence Garvie at ASU. However, while we wait for the official
> classification I thought it would be fun and enlightening to show the
> section and see if the guesses change from before. It would be great
> to hear from some of the great minds on this forum - Ted Bunch, the
> Hupe's, etc.. - but any ones guess is welcome and interesting to me.
>
> According to the (4) meteoriticists that have seen the thin section -
> it is NOT a pallasite or chondrite. However, no one can definitively
> ID this meteorite instead they gave a few guesses - "primitive
> achondrite like."
>
> This thin section was pictured with a home made cross polarized light
> set-up I made. It?s not the best but I hope it's good enough to give
> an idea.
>
> Look here:
> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/rubengarciasmeteorite.htm
>
> Meteorite picutres as found/cut and polished
> http://www.mr-meteorite.net/ararearizonafind.htm
>
> --
> Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite)
>
> Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net
> Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/
> Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u
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