[meteorite-list] Widmanstatten Pattern on the outside??

From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:21:32 +0000
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000590000266F_at_10.0.100.101>

Jason Snyder inquired:

"I am curious if anyone has ever observed an iron
meteorite with a widmanstatten pattern on the outside"

Hello All,

Another famous example are so-called Gibeon octahedron crystals.
For more info on these crystals, see here:

The Gibeon Iron Meteorite in Perfect Crystals
by Roland Dietrich & Stefan K?nig in:
 
Meteorite! February 1997, pp. 28-29.

I have an 8-gram, tumbled octahedron Gibeon crystal in my collection
and its Widmanst?tten pattern is easily recognizable on the outside!

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Tue 10 May 2011 11:21:32 AM PDT