[meteorite-list] grey fusion crust on a stony?

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:47:58 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTinPt+AQMBdVKnvJSXvgEz+KtKJMRhTLNj=oFqvC_at_mail.gmail.com>

Looks quite volcanic to me. Something low in density and from the earth.

The iron seems high, but the spectum from basalt to welded tufts can
be iron rich.

The crust part doesn't look very crusty to me.

Other thoughts?

Martin


On Tuesday, September 21, 2010, Michael Murray <mikebevmurray at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Eric, Pat, Martin, Steve D, Jason and any other interested parties on the Met-List
> I managed to take a half-bad picture of the little grey stone in my earlier post. ?My excuses for such a bad photo are that it is tiny, so hard to photograph even through the scope. ?Also lighting is by the ring light on my scope so the true color is not there. ?Close though. ?One thing I was hoping to show with this picture is the cracks all over it. ?Inside appears to be somewhat of a root beer color outside is ash grey.
> Not sure if it is a meteorite but it is interesting to look at. ?I found it with my magnet rake. ?The little stone is strongly attracted to a magnet. ?It has little silvery specks showing on the outside. ?The whole stone looks like it would crumble if handled but actually it is not that soft.
> Anyway, just thought you might want to see what I was so curious about.
> Thanks everyone for the help on the grey crust question.
> Mike in CO
> Here's the link:
> <http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p124/mmurray_02/greystone.jpg>
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Michael Murray wrote:
>
>
> Hi List,
>
> ?A question for anyone that wouldn't mind helping me on this...Are there any known grey crusted stony meteorites? ?I'm talking the grey color of lead almost. ?And yes, it is a stone, not metal.
>
> Mike in CI
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