[meteorite-list] Questions and AD - Bilanga & Park Forest

From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon May 8 22:50:14 2006
Message-ID: <257.accd22f.31915d59_at_aol.com>

In a message dated 5/8/2006 2:46:14 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
info_at_meteorites.com.au writes:
Hi Bob,

Could it be Troilite (FeS)? It has a gold colour and is often quite
prevalent in many chondrites. Bensour was a great example and it's easily
distinguishable against the stark pale interior.

http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/bensour.html

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Evans
To: Impactika_at_aol.com
Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Quesations and AD - Bilanga & Park Forest

Anne,

I have a 16 gram fragment of Park Forest with a large cluster of gold
colored metal on it. Actually my wife found the piece.
I also wondered quite a bit about the metal and seeing as it was definitely
not nickel - iron. I never had a pro check it out though.
I will post some photos of it when I get a chance.

Thanks for the photos of the Bilanga... nice piece !!

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <Impactika_at_aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:48 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions and AD - Bilanga


>
> Hello List,
>
> As you might have noticed, I now have a lot of great pieces in stock. And
> getting more.
>
> But there is a piece that really surprised me. Take a look at it:
>
> http://www.impactika.com/Meteorities/jhbilang.htm
>
> Have you ever seen a Bilanga looking like that?
> I mean, there a cute little crystal. It looks just like quartz, but yes,
> I
> know, no quartz in meteorites. So what is it? And all that metal, and the
> brecciation. It is a fragment so there must be other pieces like it out
> there.
> Have you see any?
> The owner, who would rather stay anonymous, bought it right after the
> fall
> from a meteorite dealer who has now moved on to other fields.
>
> Oh yeah, it is for sale, so that makes it an AD, but I still would like
> to
> know more about that weird Bilanga.
> Anybody?
>
> Anne M. Black

Hello Jeff, Bob, List,
 
Thanks Jeff for the picture of that most-unusual Bensour.
It sounds possible that the Park Forest his wife found contains troilite, it
is the right color.
 
But it does not work for my weird Bilanga. The metal vein is bluish, the
colors on the pictures are accurate, I made sure of that. And it is iron, I
checked it with a magnet. So it looks like it is an iron vein, but has anything
like that ever been found in a Bilanga fragment?

Thanks for the comments.

Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com
President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
www.IMCA.cc
 
Received on Mon 08 May 2006 10:50:01 PM PDT