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Re: Bruderheim... or Millbillillie?

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Subject: Re: Bruderheim... or Millbillillie?
From: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 20:29:55 -0700
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Martin Horejsi wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> After reading Russ Kempton's article on fusion crust again, I thought I
> would pursue the subject further in Norton's book "Rocks from Space." After
> reading through his words, I took a break to study the photos. On the top
> of page 164 is a photo labeled as Bruderheim (the L6 Canadian fall of
> 1960). However, to me, it sure looks like an achondrite, possibly
> Millbillillie.
> 
> I compared the photo to prepared slices of both Bruderheim and
> Millbillillie. Although Bruderheim is a light colored chondrite, the slice
> had little fine-detail resemblance to the photo. On the other hand, the
> Millbillillie slice contained many of the finer details visible in the
> photograph.
> 
> I'm curious if anyone else has an opinion about this photograph?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Martin

Sure looks like Millbillillie to me...nice one!
-- 
Matt Morgan
Colorado Geological Survey
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Bruderheim... or Millbillillie?

From: Martin Horejsi <martinh@isu.edu>

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