[meteorite-list] Shield-shaped meteorites

[Michael L Blood]

Hi Bernd & all,
        Can you tell us if there a site on the internet where this one you
mention can be viewed?
        My favorite is the great Gibeon shield on the main page of
Eduardo's meteorites.com:
    http://www.meteorites.com/
        Best wishes, Michael


on 11/26/05 3:39 PM, bernd.pauli at paulinet.de at bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
wrote:

> Peter Sch. wrote:
> 
>> I am studying shield shaped iron meteorites. I was wondering
>> what meteorite my fellow list members think is the best shield?
> 
> One of the best if not the very best of the shield-shaped meteorites is
> the 1745 kg Sikhote-Alin mass. According to Buchwald, it measures about
> 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 m and is beautifully regmaglypted. Some regmaglypts or
> thumbprints are 4-8 cm in diameter and radiate away from the apex of the
> shield-shaped cone. Along the edges, these thumbprints form conspicuous
> elongated grooves parallel to the direction of flight of the shield through
> the atmosphere. There is also a fissure, 20-40 cm deep, that extends from
> the apex and almost divides the mass into two halves.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Good night,
> 
> Bernd
> 
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