[meteorite-list] achrondrites in the field without fusion crust

Michael Farmer mike at meteoriteguy.com
Wed Nov 20 23:20:00 EST 2013


I found 3 lunars in Oman, none with crust. Same with eucrites and other oddities. Very hard if they were not in a limestone desert environment.
Michael Farmer

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> On Nov 20, 2013, at 9:00 PM, "Paul Gessler" <cetuspa at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> You are simply guessing unless you happen to have Blaine Reed with you.
> I have found achondrites on lakebeds before and they would still be out there today had they
> not had remnant crusts.
> 
> Paul Gessler -Hunter
> 
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> 
> Great question.  :)
> 
> Hunters?
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>> On 11/20/13, jack satkoski <jackoski at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Their must be field examples of achrondrites found without fusion crust.
>> The metal bearing chondrites can be identified after fusion crust is gone
>> but what about achrondrites?
>> 
>> Sometimes while hunting a dry lake bed with nothing around for miles you
>> find this basalt in the proverbal middle of nowhere!!!
>> 
>> What would you look for before sending a sample to one of the meteorite
>> classifying labs?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> Jack Satkoski
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