[meteorite-list] I've found snow in a meteorite
Göran Axelsson
axelsson at acc.umu.se
Mon May 9 17:26:09 EDT 2005
Okay, okay, I'm exaggerating a bit, but it's a really white
inclusion in this meteorite and it's making a nice contrast
to the dark matrix.
I bought a number of both cut and uncut unanalysed NWA:s from
Dean a couple of months ago. When I cut one up to slices I was
greeted by a really nice surprise. In one of the meteorites
there were a white inclusion circa 5 mm across.
Here are some pictures on the inclusion.
http://www.meteorite.neab.net/pictures/meteorite-0010.jpg
http://www.meteorite.neab.net/pictures/meteorite-0013a.jpg
http://www.meteorite.neab.net/pictures/meteorite-0013b.jpg
http://www.meteorite.neab.net/pictures/meteorite-0013c.jpg
The inclusion looks like some medium to fine grained mineral with
grey lines (fractures?) criss crossing it.
Does anyone here have a clue of what this is?
Thanks for looking!
/Göran
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