[meteorite-list] Alain Carion has a question

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/9/2005 2:31:37 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
accretiondesk at gmail.com writes:
Hi Bernd and all,

Bernd kindly offered  Paneth's Iron as a possiblility.

Would not that place us back to square  one again since Paneth's Iron
is itself an unknown locality? At least that is  what I have read
anyway.

Just a thought.

Martin

On 09  Nov 2005 20:16:03 UT, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>  wrote:
> Hello Anne and List,
>
> Precise information about  the exact bandwidth of the Widmanstaetten 
lamellae
> would be extremely  helpful. Assuming the "face of the picture" *is* 7 cm 
long,
> the width of  the lamellae might be about 1.7 mm. If it is from an old 
collection,
> it  may even be a piece of an historical iron called "Paneth's Iron", a  
coarse
> octahedrite (1.5± 0.3 mm). Wow, that would be something! But  first of all, 
it
> is crucial to know as exactly as measurable the width  of the Widmanstaetten
> pattern.
>
> Best  wishes,
>
> Bernd
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I  sent Bernd's question to Alain and I will let you know when I have an  
answer.

Paneth's Iron is certainly an intriguing possibility. The whole  thing was 
150 kilos. Would anyone know of a collection or a Museum with a piece  in 
display, so we could get a picture and compare?
The Catalogue lists 3  specimens in the collection of the Vienna Museum. 
Maybe Christian Anger has seen  it!  

Many thanks for your help.

Anne M.  Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com
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