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

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:53:44 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mMg2nF_t6VW3cbDaCW7cP1_3jbQmD_Hcte2chAT6q9U6g_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike and all,

To be honest Bob and I were a little nervous since the NWA 7831
specimen we purchased for cutting was somewhat expensive. Sure small
fragments can be cheap, but a large solid specimen suitable for
cutting sure wasn't. In the end we just trusted Marlin and of course
he came through. The slices he produced surpassed our expectations.


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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