[meteorite-list] Michael Cottingham's BATH FURNACE

[Bob King]

Hi Bernd,
My thoughts exactly. I bought a slice from Michael and there were so
many chondrules and broken fragments in the matrix, it made me wonder
how it could be classified as an L6.
Bob

On 19 Feb 2008 18:58:45 UT,  <bernd.pauli at paulinet.de> wrote:
> Hello All, ...
>
> . and especially those who already own (Don Edwards, for example)
> or have purchased pieces from M.C. My three Bath Furnace specimens
> (2.56 + 0.38 + 0.37 grams) arrived today and after my first quick
> look at them under the micoscope at 8x mag. I almost believe that
> a reclassification of this historic L6 chondrite is overdue.
>
> If this material is genuine (which I have to assume), it looks more like
> an L4-5 or an L5 fragmental breccia. The 2.56-gram slice has way too
> many chondrules to be a run-of-the mill, ordinary L6 chondrite.
>
> One of the smaller specimens does look like an L6 chondrite though.
> Hmmm, ... maybe an L4-6???
>
> What about the others who have bought specimens from MC?
> Any input would be appreciated!
>
> Bernd
>
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