[meteorite-list] Paleo EL3 Surface Features

[Gary K. Foote]

Hi Phil,

Here's a pic of el3 with patches of fusion crust;

http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/images/el3fusioncrust.jpg

Gary

> Please forgive the similar posting, but my original title
> wasn't very 
> descriptive and I have a couple of new questions.  Note also
> that I didn't 
> intend to diss the discussion about "flat flying window
> crashers".  I've 
> forgotten all the calculations being applied but it's
> interesting to hear 
> the analysis.
> 
> I never thought this EL3 was very visually interesting, but
> I'm getting a 
> kick out of it so again please excuse my curiosity.
> 
> BTW, I've received one vote for the EL3 family and one for a
> furnace 
> clinker.  Gary, thanks for the photo.  I have some of the
> brownish pieces as 
> well but this one seems different.  Might be the blue part -
> or a furnace 
> clinker.
> 
> So what does the exterior of these paleo EL3s look like if
> anything 
> interesting at all?  I believe it was Michael Cottingham who
> had some 
> advertised on e-bay with fusion crust.  Might be have fusion
> crust, leached 
> rind, and nothing?
> 
> Norbert Kammel has a ferrocrete Wolfe Crater impactite
> described as limonite 
> deposited from solution.  Looks very similar to the exteroir
> of the item in 
> question and as I understand it (but could very well be
> wrong), the 
> mechanics could have been similar.
> http://www.rocksonfire.com/met-ex-iw22.htm
> 
> Here are links to my original pictures again.  Any further
> comments?
> 20x interior 
> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/wha
> t.jpg
> 
> Here is the whole thing.  The pebbles stuck would seem to be a
> mini version 
> of the cobble conglomerate: 
> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/EL3/EL3macro.jp
> g
> 
>  And here is what those shiny areas look like up close (again
> 20x):
> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/EL3/EL3a.jpg
> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/EL3/EL3b.jpg
> 
> Thanks again and regards to all,
> Phil 
> 
> 
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