[meteorite-list] Awesome Shock Melted (NWA 6963) Martian Specimens

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:54:06 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mOfo88NxibFL6RR6GU263Nrf+wYWzW8wpCLNzqBEBhbEw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

I purchased quite a few NWA 6963 Martian Specimens in Tucson -
February 2018. After slicing and selling many of the individuals I
came to the last one, a 40 gram specimen. As I began to take slices
off I started seeing inclusions that looked as if they swirled around
the interior of the meteorite in a fluid motion. In reality the slices
looked more like a loaf of marble rye bread than any Mars specimen I'd
seen previously. After contacting two well known meteorite scientists
and asking if what I was seeing was a weathering pattern they both
informed me that it looked like shock melt. The slices listed on ebay
have NOT been polished as sometimes a polished surface takes away the
sharp contrast in the two lithologies.

Worth a look even if you're not looking to buy!
https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=mr-meteorite&item=323140487648&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xshock+melted+nwa+6963.TRS0&_nkw=shock+melted+nwa+6963&_sacat=0

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Rock On!
Ruben Garcia
www.RubenMrMeteoriteGarcia.com

Received on Tue 13 Mar 2018 07:54:06 PM PDT