Re-2: [meteorite-list] A small Al Mahbas testimonial (& RainbowOlivine!)

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Dec 18 15:15:37 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000003C00002EA9_at_paulinet.de>

Hi Tracy, Jeff, Norm, and List,

> Such a play of colors is seen in quite a number
> of minerals, and is known as the "schiller effect".

"schiller" comes from the German word "schillern"
and means "scintillate". The "n" disappears when
you combine the word "schillern" + "Effekt", so that
would also be the "Schillereffekt" in German.

Cheers,

Bernd
Received on Sat 18 Dec 2004 03:15:36 PM PST