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

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Tue Dec 30 19:09:41 EST 2008


Hi Herman and List,

"I have a 200g chunk of Udei Station...with green (diopside possibly) inclusions."

Wow, 200 grams!!!

Well, call it diopside, call it augite, it is a calcic clinopyroxene, and sooo beautiful!

Diopside = CaMgSi2O6
Augite = (Ca,Mg,Fe2+, Fe3+,Al)2(Si,Al)2O6


Best,

Bernd




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