[meteorite-list] Terdaght Meteorite Fall

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Tue Jan 27 16:03:39 EST 2009


Hello Steve and List,

My two pieces from Philippe & Léa support your statement that Tamdaght
has a very grayish matrix. I couldn't detect any chondrules, so H5 or H4-5
might be a good guess.

We know that there are many shattered, mostly small pieces and one of my
specimens seems to show "slickensides". If these slickensides are real, this
can be seen as evidence of the violent forces upon impact and may explain
the sheer number of broken pieces.

Best wishes,

Bernd




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