[meteorite-list] chatoyant chondrules/inclusions?

Phil Morgan pkmorgan at ctcweb.net
Sun Dec 30 11:17:52 EST 2007


I was cutting an NWA the other day and noted a white chondrule among some 
other smaller chondrules.  Later I couldn't find the chondrule and noticed 
that I can only see it at a certain angle.  Don't know if chatoyancy is the 
correct term for this, but it's the closest I could come.  It reminds me of 
a cat's eye agate as the angle changes.

I've never noticed this before.  Is this uncommon?

It's difficult to photograph and this is the best I could do.

Now you see it...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/share/chatoyant1.jpg

And now you don't...  but I think some others showed up in the right-hand 
side of the image
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/share/chatoyant2.jpg

And one more at 90 degrees
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/share/chatoyant3.jpg

Any observations would be of interest.

Thanks and Regards to all,
Phil 




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