[meteorite-list] Stony meteorite with hole - holey stoney.

[Melanie Matthews]

That's interesting. My guess is that there was a big chondrule that got dislodged somehow.. 

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Melanie
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Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get!



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From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thu, July 1, 2010 3:55:26 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stony meteorite with hole - holey stoney.

Hi List,

I was talking with a friend today about meteorites with holes and
whenever the topic arises, the first place it goes is irons - usually
Sikhotes.

It reminded me of a small piece I have had in my collection for a
while.  This is a 7.4g unclassified NWA stony meteorite.  It has a
nice little hole in it.  I'm guessing it is from weathering?  The
stone is quite weathered and all of the fusion crust is long gone.  It
does have a uniform coating of wind-polished desert varnish, so I am
assuming the hole is from weathering.  It was one of those little
meteorites that I culled from a kilo-sized lot and stuck it into my
stash.  I don't know why, but I really like it and would not sell it.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/Meteoritethrower/unwa-hole-1.jpg

Best regards,

MikeG


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