[meteorite-list] Question

[MstrEman]

Supernova's produced all the elements but it isn't gold nor iron
Sulfide you are dealing with.  Actually  from description it is
likely:  iron nickle chloride (FeNi)Cl2

Sorry but you now have a sample of the mineral "lawrencite" on your
specimen. Yes lawrencite of  meteorite wasting fame
<http://www.mindat.org/min-2351.html>

Peter, wold you say that parts of it look like hemispherical
translucent golden insect eggs?

Elton

On 7/12/12, Peter Scherff <peterscherff at rcn.com> wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> Without seeing the sample I am just guessing but it might be iron sulfide.
>
> Peter
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> I have a puzzelment on one of my UNWA's.
> There are a number of yellow very shiney blebs in a dark brown matrix. Two
> of the blebs are on oposite sides of the slice as near as I can tell
> directly accross from each other. These are the largest of all the blebs,
> at
> 1X2 mm in size. Any thoughts?
> If they were copper, they would have tarnished. I don't think brass is
> possible, So I'm left with, dare I say, gold?
> Do supernovas produce elements much higher than iron?
> Pete
>
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