[meteorite-list] Color of OC's by Staining or by Trace Elements
cdtucson at cox.net
cdtucson at cox.net
Sat Apr 2 13:20:11 EDT 2011
Alan,
Does this process only occur in meteorites or is black shock-injected olivine found in Earth rocks as well?
Thanks,
Carl
--
Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax
---- Alan Rubin <aerubin at ucla.edu> wrote:
> There are a lot of so-called black chondrites, including Farmington. These
> are due to small particles of metal and sulfide having been shock-injected
> into the mafic silicates, in a process that I have called silicate darkening
> and others have called shock blackening.
>
> Alan
>
>
> Alan Rubin
> Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
> University of California
> 3845 Slichter Hall
> 603 Charles Young Dr. E
> Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
> phone: 310-825-3202
> e-mail: aerubin at ucla.edu
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cdtucson at cox.net>
> To: "Laurence Garvie" <lgarvie at asu.edu>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Color of OC's by Staining or by Trace Elements
>
>
> > Laurence,
> > I have a question.
> > You said;
> > "Shocked meteorites can be black. A great comparison is between the two
> > know
> > chassignites - Chassigny and NWA2737, both of which have similar
> > mineralogies.
> > Fresh Chassigny is yellowish green - the color is caused by Fe2+ in the
> > olivine.
> > Yet, NWA2737 is black. The black color is caused by abundant 5 to 15
> > nanometer-sized iron-nickel droplets in the olivine, which are strongly
> > absorbing in the visible and near-IR region of the spectrum. These
> > droplets are
> > formed during intense shock events."
> >
> > I googled this subject and found that the only time this was the case so
> > far is in this exact Martian meteorite.
> > I can find no other reference where an Olivine is visually black in color.
> > So, does this mean that black olivine is definitive of meteoritic olivine?
> > I mean if you find a black rock ( dunite) that you suspect is a meteorite
> > , and a PTS or microprobe reveals it to in fact be olivine. Does this mean
> > it is a meteorite?
> > What seems equally as amazing is that this is the only olivine ever
> > verified that is black including all of the ones from earth.
> > This NWA 2737 truly is beautiful. Carine and Bruno still had some left at
> > the recent Tucson show. I have seen and held it many times. It is solid
> > black.
> > Thanks,
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > --
> > Carl or Debbie Esparza
> > Meteoritemax
> >
> >
> > ---- Laurence Garvie <lgarvie at asu.edu> wrote:
> >> Just a quick reply to this subject as it could become lengthy and
> >> involved.
> >>
> >> The primary coloring agent in meteorites is Fe2+ for fresh meteorites and
> >> Fe3+ for weathered ones (BTW - shocked meteorites can be black - see
> >> below). There is also Fe0, which is in the metal.
> >>
> >> When a few percent of Fe2+ is present, then minerals such as pyroxenes
> >> and olivines are usually green to greenish-yellow. A good example of Fe2+
> >> coloring is in Johnstown, which is composed primarily of green pyroxene.
> >>
> >> If very little Fe2+ is present then pyroxene is normally white/clear as
> >> in the aubrites, such as Bishopville.
> >>
> >> In our oxidizing atmosphere, the metals in meteorites rust, producing
> >> Fe3+ -bearing oxides/oxyhydroxides. These rust minerals stain the
> >> meteorite and can range in color from
> >> yellow-orange-red-purple-brown-black.
> >>
> >> Shocked meteorites can be black. A great comparison is between the two
> >> know chassignites - Chassigny and NWA2737, both of which have similar
> >> mineralogies. Fresh Chassigny is yellowish green - the color is caused by
> >> Fe2+ in the olivine. Yet, NWA2737 is black. The black color is caused by
> >> abundant 5 to 15 nanometer-sized iron-nickel droplets in the olivine,
> >> which are strongly absorbing in the visible and near-IR region of the
> >> spectrum. These droplets are formed during intense shock events.
> >>
> >> Practically everything you ever wanted to know about color in minerals
> >> can be found at Prof. Rossman's site at http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/
> >>
> >>
> >> Laurence
> >> CMS
> >> ASU
> >>
> >> On Mar 30, 2011, at 7:52 PM, meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > essage: 3
> >> > Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:20:31 -0400
> >> > From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> >> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Color of OC's by Staining or by Trace
> >> > Elements
> >> > To: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> >> > Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> > Message-ID:
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> >> >
> >> > Hi Greg and List,
> >> >
> >> > Great question Greg. I'm curious to hear what the experts have to say.
> >> >
> >> > Some OC's start out as white or light-grey - like some LL6 types.
> >> > That is why some LL6 meteorites are mistaken for lunars or eucrites -
> >> > because they lack chondrules and have that whitish color.
> >> >
> >> > Best regards,
> >> >
> >> > MikeG
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 3/30/11, Thunder Stone <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi List:
> >> >> I hope everyone is well.
> >> >> I have a question regarding the 'color' of OC's through staining by
> >> >> some
> >> >> mineral influx or by oxidation. It appears most fresh OC's start out
> >> >> as a
> >> >> light beige or tan color; then through time the metal rusts and they
> >> >> often
> >> >> turn yellowish, orange, or brownish - this make sense. My questions
> >> >> is
> >> >> this:
> >> >> What other colors can they become, blue or green? What element(s)
> >> >> result in
> >> >> different colors? What different weathering processes are involved?
> >> >> The reason I ask is because I have a weathered meteorite that is dark
> >> >> green
> >> >> in color; it looks like jade and I have not seen any like this one
> >> >> before.
> >> >> I have also and seen OC's with a 'black' color, what causes that?
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >> Greg S.
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> >>
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