[meteorite-list] do meteorites fluoresce??

[MexicoDoug]

Hola Tom, from Mexico,

SODALITE, PLAGIOCLASE?

Suerte Sunlight is probably the best bet :-(, Doug



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Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] do meteorites fluoresce??


> 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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