[meteorite-list] Terdaght Meteorite Fall

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 27 Jan 2009 21:03:39 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000AB0000387E_at_paulinet.de>

Hello Steve and List,

My two pieces from Philippe & L?a support your statement that Tamdaght
has a very grayish matrix. I couldn't detect any chondrules, so H5 or H4-5
might be a good guess.

We know that there are many shattered, mostly small pieces and one of my
specimens seems to show "slickensides". If these slickensides are real, this
can be seen as evidence of the violent forces upon impact and may explain
the sheer number of broken pieces.

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Tue 27 Jan 2009 04:03:39 PM PST