[meteorite-list] New Eucrite? - Eastern Slovakia

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:14:21 -0700
Message-ID: <4BB3BB2D.4000105_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Bernd, List,

Thanks for the words of wisdom.

These are the stones I was inquiring about:
http://www.meteoritesusa.com/images/slovakia-meteorite.jpg

NOT These: http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/vesmir/_zprava/634290

Regards,
Eric

On 3/31/2010 2:01 PM, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:
> Phew, just when I was about to send the post below to the List, another post
> arrived here, and ...c'mon folks, let's be courteous. We've been through such
> things many times before, I've been through such things in our German Forum
> and I can tell you, it will only lead to other direct or indirect attacks which
> will polarize the MetList members ... only result: a lot of broken glass!
>
> .. and another post. You see, it's getting destructive instead of constructive :-(
>
>
> Hi Dirk, Eric, and List,
>
> Eric wondered: "... does this appear to be an achondrite/eucrite maybe?"
> Dirk responded: "the fusion crust; is this what would be expected from a eucrite?"
>
> Looks more like an ordinary chondrite, H5 or H6, because of its dull, matte crust!
> If it was a fresh eucrite, the crust should be much more"glossy" or "wet-looking"
> because eucrites are calcium-rich and usually have a small amount of iron and
> that's why they look "wet".
>
> Best wishes from
> Germany,
>
> Bernd
>
>
>
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