[meteorite-list] do meteorites fluoresce??

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Hi Barb,  This is Tom Phillips.  I  take meteorite micrographs. My Gallery is 
at  http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/    I have an aus Jena  
Fluoval (a fluorescence microscope) that I use for thin section cross polarized  
light examination.  I looked through many samples (200+) for even the  smallest 
speck that would fluoresce.  I had no luck.

On a similar  note, I have on occasion, scanned many meteorites with a Geiger 
counter and no  positive tests there either.

Just because I never found it, doesn't mean  it isn't out there so if you 
hear of a fluorescing meteorite, please let me  know.  I would like to get a 
piece.

Tom  

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