[meteorite-list] The hunt for green crystals in Udei Station

[Peter Marmet]

Hi Mike and All,

that's very interesting!

I found a similar - about 2 mm wide - green inclusion in a slice of my
Steinbach meteorite.
See here (scroll down to: Germany, Steinbach, 2nd slice:

 http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id3.html

Further infos highly appreciated:-)

Peter Marmet





2008/12/30 tett <tett at rogers.com>:
> List,
>
> While searching various web sites I stumbled across some nice images of
> green crystals (Olivine?) found in various cut faces of Udei Station. These
> crystals are a deep emerald green and very striking.  So, I thought I would
> look and my slice and after a few minutes of searching found a solitary
> single crystal.
>
> Anyone else out there with a scope and some Udei Station may want to hunt
> for these little gems.
>
> Here is a pic:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/MikeTettenborn/Meteorites#5285588073310892626
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike Tettenborn
> Owen Sound, Ontario
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