[meteorite-list] Questions and AD - Bilanga & Park Forest

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/8/2006 2:46:14 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
info at meteorites.com.au writes:
Hi Bob,

Could it be Troilite (FeS)? It  has a gold colour and is often quite
prevalent in many chondrites. Bensour  was a great example and it's easily
distinguishable against the stark pale  interior.

http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/bensour.html

Cheers,

Jeff  Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au

----- Original  Message -----
From: Bob Evans
To: Impactika at aol.com
Cc:  meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:23  PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Quesations and AD - Bilanga & Park  Forest

Anne,

I have a 16 gram fragment of Park Forest with a large  cluster of gold
colored metal on it. Actually my wife found the piece.
I  also wondered quite a bit about the metal and seeing as it was definitely
not  nickel - iron. I never had a pro check it out though.
I will post some photos  of it when I get a chance.

Thanks for the photos of the Bilanga... nice  piece !!

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From:  <Impactika at aol.com>
To:  <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:48  PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions and AD -  Bilanga


>
> Hello List,
>
> As you might  have  noticed, I now have a lot of great pieces in stock. And
>  getting more.
>
> But  there is a piece that really surprised  me. Take a look at  it:
>
>  http://www.impactika.com/Meteorities/jhbilang.htm
>
> Have you ever  seen a  Bilanga looking like that?
> I mean, there a cute little  crystal. It  looks just like quartz, but yes,
> I
> know, no  quartz in meteorites. So what is it?  And all that metal, and the
>  brecciation. It is a fragment so there must be other  pieces like it  out
> there.
> Have you see any?
> The owner, who would rather  stay  anonymous, bought it right after the
> fall
> from a  meteorite dealer who has now  moved on to other fields.
>
> Oh  yeah, it is for sale, so that makes it an  AD, but I still would  like
> to
> know more about that weird  Bilanga.
>  Anybody?
>
> Anne M.  Black

Hello Jeff, Bob, List,
 
Thanks Jeff for the picture of that most-unusual Bensour.
It sounds possible that the Park Forest his wife found contains troilite,  it 
is the right color.
 
But it does not work for my weird Bilanga. The metal vein is bluish, the  
colors on the pictures are accurate, I made sure of that. And it is iron, I  
checked it with a magnet. So it looks like it is an iron vein, but has anything  
like that ever been found in a Bilanga fragment?

Thanks for the comments.

Anne M.  Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com
President, I.M.C.A.  Inc.
www.IMCA.cc