[meteorite-list] AD: Fantastic Translucent Olivine-Diogenite - MUST SEE

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:47:59 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-w8n4xc2ohbiCwELhkVAiMzsBrRCxS1EXKfQfWU+2QTw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Bob, Ruben, and List,

These slices are wicked nice. Hats off to Marlin on the fine cutting
and kudos to you guys for trying something like that. Years ago, I
thin-sliced some olivine xenoliths (terrestrial) and the resulting
slices were beautiful and translucent. However, they were fragile to
work with and I broke more than one of them. I would think that any
meteorite that is almost entirely olivine could yield similar results
with a skilled hand running the saw.

That is some sexy diogenite. Well done.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 4/11/14, Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, I'm curious if there's anything else like this out there?
> Personally, I've not seen a diogenite that looks this good.
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Bob C. <r.cucchiara at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It's been a while since I last posted to the Met-List. However, I have
>> something I think most have never seen -  translucent
>> olivine-diogenite slices.
>>
>> While in Tucson this last year Ruben Garcia and I purchased a large
>> NWA 7831 fragment and imediately sent it to Marlin Cilz to cut into
>> extra thin slices from 1mm - 2 mm thick.
>>
>> The finished product just arrived.
>>
>> The results are Fantastic & worth a look even if you're not in the buying
>> mood!
>> http://www.mrmeteorite.com/nwa7831slices.htm
>>
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