[meteorite-list] Crust on old meteorites - Campo, Nantan, Morasko type

[MexicoDoug]

Oops, make that desert varnish doesn't count as the original good stuff...



> Hi Marcin-ho,

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> Does the crust after these millenium still look like you took a high 

> temperature blow torch to steel and watched it turn rainbowish colores, or 

> are we talking about an old magnetitated surface that has been exposed to 

> the elements and kept certain characteristics of its original glory.  Take 

> a look at the Mazapil Iron in Vienna sometime and PLeeeeease send me a 

> picture at high resolution.

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> Desert varnish on stone meteorites does count as fusion crust, but I guess 

> there are all kinds of crusts possible.  Just not the original atmospheric 

> issue,

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> Best wishes, Doug

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>> Dear Buckleboo

>> Yes its strange but I have here crust. And it is not only on this one 

>> 282g

>> endpiece. Go and look into my 5kg endpiece in my shop. There are still 

>> flow

>> lines on crust. And noone prove when Morasko fall. Maybe 5000 maybe 2000 

>> y

>> ago.

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