[meteorite-list] Sand-crusted, polished OC slice

[Beda Hofmann]

Hello listmembers

 From a donated collection I unpacked an unlabelled slice of an 
ordinary chondrite, with a very high quality polish. The meteorite is 
crusted with an up to 5 mm thick rind of sand grains, well rounded 
quartz mostly, cemented by oxides released from the meteorite. I 
assume that the slice was acquired more than 15 years ago, material 
looks as H4-5, W3. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Thanky for any hints

Beda Hofmann



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Dr. Beda Anton Hofmann
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Natural History Museum Bern
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