[meteorite-list] blue chondrule in a CM2

Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr
Sat Feb 6 12:06:22 EST 2010


Hi List,

Here are 3 pics of a genuine blue chondrule spotted upon breaking a  
fagment of the CM2 meteorite Tanezrouft 082 (purchased last June in  
Ensisheim, from A. Gouesslain/J.-L. Parodi, the meteorite finders).

See here:

http://www.agab.be/question/question.html

Question: what could be the origin of such a strange turquois-like  
blue color ?

Could it be due to some traces of Cu2+ salts neutralizing some  
refractory silicates  ? (despite tha fact that the presence of Cu was  
apparently not reported in the meteorite analysis, see the Met. Bull.  
writeup added in the URL).

Or could that just be (sometimes) the natural color of some (ortho)pyroxenes ?

Or olivine ?
However, I don't remember having ever seen any olivine showing such a  
"true" blue color. Shouldn't olivine (always?) rather be  
"olive-green", whatever its origin (terrestrial or asteroidal) ?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts or expertise.

My best,

Zelimir





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