[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill slices question, Impact Melt?

[Michael Farmer]

My name is Michael. 

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On Dec 22, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Steve Arnold <meteorhntr at aol.com> wrote:

> Farmer,
> 
> Since they say a picture is worth a thousand words, here is a link for you with a photo of one of my slices that was supposedly "90% destroyed":
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/space/index.html
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
> To: meteorhntr <meteorhntr at aol.com>
> Cc: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 12:06 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill slices question, Impact Melt?
> 
> 
> Steve, are you aware that slicing this meteorite is destroying 90% of the
> minerals and science value of it? It is an extremely rare meteorite and cutting
> does far more damage than breaking.
> We are having a 19 gram individual broken up in the UofA laboratory now and
> cutting was absolutely ruled out
> Due to the damage it would cause, even dry. While slice must be beautiful and I
> would love to see the pics, it should really not be done on this meteorite. FYI
> Michael Farmer
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 17, 2012, at 9:57 AM, meteorhntr at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Hey List,
>> 
>> I just got in some slices of Sutter's Mill.
>> 
>> So I have a question, do carbonaceous chondrites ever have impact
> melt zones
> in them?
>> 
>> Steve Arnold
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