[meteorite-list] Looks exactly like Chassigny, but is not !

[Fabien Kuntz]

Hello list, 

this times looking for terrstrial rocks analog to some meteorite type, I have 
found this one, a terrestrial dunite (major constituents of the Earth's mantle 
above a depth 

of about 400 kilometers), amazingly close in look to the Chassigny meteorite, a 
martian dunite. 


In the binocular, the same fine grained olivine, with the same tiny deep green 
chromite grains. I have put into the webpage links to high resolution pictures 
for you can judge. If I had not the card/CAO from the local university with the 
one I 

trade it, located 80Km to the Chassigny village (yes I live in Besançon : 15Km 
of Ornans, and 80Km of Chassigny!!!), I might have doubts... 


A sugar like structure for the fine grained specimens (fragile), but one was 
coarser grained, and I have decided to sliced it... Seems to come from the same 
locality...


http://wwmeteorites.com/TerrestrialDunite.html


Fabien