[meteorite-list] NWA 4441- CO3.2

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello List, and Hello,

.. especially to those who purchased one of Greg's NWA 4441 CO3.2,

My 5.1-gram endcut of this CO3.2 arrived this morning and my first
impression was: "Oh, one of those Hot Desert ugly ducklings!" But
I was curious what it would look like under my Russian stereo scope
and when I looked at it, I held my breath. The ugly duckling quickly
turned into a beautiful, carbonaceous prince with tiny chondrules
galore (the "larger" ones a mere 0.5 mm!) - some of them with crisp,
dark rimming (probably sulfide and/or magnetite).

Of course, I had to take a picture (magnification = 16x) that I would
like to share with anyone interested and especially with those who also
purchased one of these slices.

Best,

Bernd