[meteorite-list] Rob Wesel's NWA 2653 - cool!

[Rob Wesel]

Thanks Bob-

The photos just don't do them justice. A polish of this caliber is truly 
rare, Tom is to be commended for his work in both preparation and 
microphotography. Amazing that in images on the CD-ROM taken at 1800x one 
can not find any polishing marks. He is a master. Still some slices of this 
rare material available, and at the current price there isn't any recouping 
the cut/polishing losses.

http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/nwa2653.htm

Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob King" <lakewind at infionline.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 6:50 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Rob Wesel's NWA 2653 - cool!


> Hello all,
> After the discussion on the list regarding the classification of NWA 2653
> (primitive ungrouped achondrite) I thought I'd just share my
> observations of a small slice I purchased from Rob. The polish is so
> mirror perfect that under the scope at 10x and 30x I was able to look
> 'deep' into the matrix of glass-like, interlocked pale orange and red
> crystals. Almost like looking through very transparent water into the
> deeps. The crystalline appearance reminded me right away of a ureilite.
> Amazing networks of narrow black veins (shock?) threaded through
> some of the crystal fields and small, metal inclusions were scattered
> throughout. No chondrules or remnants were seen. This was one
> fascinating rock that made for an evening's microscopic adventure. A
> CD of 48 high quality images was included. Looking at the photos was
> like walking through a gallery of modern art. Very nice!
> Bob
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