[meteorite-list] Tambo Quemado pictures

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Sat Aug 21 16:50:48 EDT 2004


> By casual inspection, the layering on that inclusion makes me think
> of picture agate, or fire agate... something in the agate family.  
> Unfortunately, agate would be destroyed by the heat of the metal
> encasing it... more mysteries.  A pretty remarkable inclusion.

Hello Tracy and List,

Quartz (silica) was my first impression too. And those dark parts that
encase the lighter parts (they look like pebbles on a shore :-) might
be graphite. Thank you for your comments!

Best wishes,

Bernd




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