[meteorite-list] News confirmed - NASA landed on VESTA !
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cdtucson at cox.net
Tue Mar 1 13:16:26 EST 2011
Marcin,
Thank you for that.
This is some special meteorite you have here.
According to this study linked below. This indeed may prove to be from a deep crater from Vesta.
And it has quartz! Very rare in a meteorite.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2011/pdf/1984.pdf
very cool.
Carl
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---- Marcin Cimala <marcin at meteoryt.net> wrote:
> > Marcin, list,
> > That is really a cool meteorite. I have a few questions if you don't
> > mind?
> > What is the black portion? Is it Basalt or Impact melt material???
>
> Hi
> I think its IMB mixed with eucrites like in NWA 5218 and other pairings
> http://www.polandmet.com/_nwa5218.htm
>
> > How do you classify a meteorite with two distinct lithologies like that?
>
> Its eucrite IMB becouse each sample is different. Some fragments dont have
> IMB and other consist in 80+% with IMB so it depends what sample I will send
> to lab ofcourse.
>
> > It seems to me it should have broken apart and separated at that point
> > where they connect.
> > And if they had separated what would you call or classify the black
> > portion as?
>
> No, I think this is zone beetween eucrite fragment that "swim" in a vein of
> hot and liquid eucrite. It happends becouse of any kind of impact or
> something similar. Im sure there are better persons to explain this :)
>
> > Is there any Scientific info or chemistry on this yet.
> > Thanks,
> > Carl
>
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