[meteorite-list] Odd layered feature in NWAXXX specimen

[Michael Farmer]

Tracy, I have seen this before in extremely old weathered pieces, especially in iron meteorite shale, the layering is normal. 
Mike



--- On Tue, 9/30/08, tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Odd layered feature in NWAXXX specimen
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 10:11 PM
> I was going through a batch of unclassified NWAXXX rocks and
> putting the small ones in mylar baggies for giveaway.  One
> of the specimens caught my eye; surface features make it
> seem to have many thin layers, like slate or shale.  It is
> attracted to a magnet, so chances are good it really is a
> meteorite and not an erratic that got tossed into the
> hopper, but I am at a loss as to what might naturally
> produce this type of effect.  Any ideas?
> 
> Tracy Latimer
> 
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