[meteorite-list] Norwegian meteoriteclassificationguessinggame

Adam Hupe raremeteorites at comcast.net
Tue Jul 18 15:46:34 EDT 2006


"Hmm did you note, that small specimens do have more often contraction
cracks
than larger ones?"

More surface area to mass in the case of small objects. Interesting
observation.

Adam



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
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Subject: AW: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian
meteoriteclassificationguessinggame


Problem is, we have only 5 fresh CO3 falls, and there aren't so much pics
around....


Hmm did you note, that small specimens do have more often contraction cracks
than larger ones?



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Nor is it flat black and velvety.


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classificationguessinggame


http://fernlea.tripod.com/kainsaz2.jpg

And that Kainsaz has no cracks...


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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Adam
Hupe
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classificationguessinggame

Here is a great image on Mike Farmer's site that shows the contraction
cracks on a CO3 fall, Thank you Martin Altmann for providing this link
earlier.  If you look very closely, you will see the faint webwork of
contraction cracks so typical of CO3s:

http://www.meteoriteguy.com/collection/images/kainsaz/DSCN5252-cp.jpg

Take Care,

Adam


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian meteorite classification
guessinggame


> Hi Martin and All,
>
> I don not think images are a good way to ascertain classifications but in
> this case I took  a S.W.A.G. at it in the interest of fun. I think the
crust
> is wrong for a CO3 because virtually every sample of a CO3 I have seen has
> very fine contraction cracks, some do not even penetrate as deep as the
> matrix. These cracks show up in detailed images. These cracks are absent
in
> the enhanced image provided by a List member taken from an article on the
> new fall.  The color of CO3 type crusts is usually semi-gloss black, never
> flat black like the one in the image. In my opinion, the crusts are always
> uniformly thin on a CO3 and never velvet-like and patchy.
>
> I think many feel it is a CO3 based on the numerous very small chondrules
> and not the crust. I agree the chondrules are too small for an LL, CV, CR,
> CK or even an L. They are too numerous for a CM2 which are sparsely
> populated. This leaves only CO, H or Anom types as candidates. I picked an
H
> type because I have seen examples with exceedingly small chondrules,
velvet
> like flat black crusts and friable matrixes.
>
> Take Care,
>
> Adam
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> From: "Martin Horejsi" <accretiondesk at gmail.com>
> To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 5:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Norwegian meteorite classification
> guessing game
>
>
> > On 7/17/06, Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > The crust is wrong for a CO3.  The famous "Out House Hammer Stone", I
> can
> > > smell history in the making!
> >
> > Hi Adam,
> >
> > In what way do you think the crust is wrong for a CO3?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > Martin
>
>
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