[meteorite-list] Iron meteorite inclusion question

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:42:58 -0400
Message-ID: <4C6DDDA2.6050603_at_rogers.com>

  Beautiful slice. And, an excellent picture.

My vote is also graphite.

Cheers!

Mike Tettenborn

On 19/08/2010 9:25 PM, Yinan Wang wrote:
> A couple of people asked for a better picture, so here it is;
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000aypd1
>
> Thanks for help in advance!
> -Yinan
>
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:04 PM,<countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Wang,
>>
>> Very nice specimen. Wish it was in my cabinet. In your first message you had the descriptions of the inclusions correct.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Count Deiro
>> IMCA 3536
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Yinan Wang<veomega at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Aug 19, 2010 8:58 PM
>>> To: Galactic Stone& Ironworks<meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: METEORITE LIST<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iron meteorite inclusion question
>>>
>>> Here's a rough picture of the slice, any suggestions?
>>>
>>> http://pics.livejournal.com/thefossiladdict/pic/000axxf0
>>>
>>> -Yinan
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Galactic Stone& Ironworks
>>> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Yinan,
>>>>
>>>> The dark inclusions could be graphite. Troilite often has a "brassy"
>>>> coloration to it.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have a photo of the slice?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> MikeG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/19/10, Yinan Wang<veomega at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone, simple question:
>>>>>
>>>>> In an iron meteorite, when etched, what do the troilite and
>>>>> schreibersite inclusions look like?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a slice of canyon diablo and I'm seeing dark round nodules (the
>>>>> troilite) and silvery dendritic material (schreibersite?). Which is
>>>>> which?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Yinan
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