[meteorite-list] things embedded in fusion crust

[Phil Morgan]

Thanks for the responses.  Makes Sense.

Guess I just haven't personally observed this part of the process before

Regards to all!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drtanuki" <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
To: "Phil Morgan" <pkmorgan at ctcweb.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] things embedded in fusion crust



> Dear Phil,

>  It is sand.  When meteorites weather, iron oxide is

> released and mixed with carbonates in the surrounding

> sand/soil and the sand becomes embedded a crust around

> the meteorite, when the meteorite is again exposed to

> the blowing sand the surface becomes ablated; this is

> what you are observing.  

> Best, Dirk...Tokyo

> 

> --- Phil Morgan <pkmorgan at ctcweb.net> wrote:

> 

>> Hello All,

>> I've got an oriented NWA that appears to have sand

>> embedded in the fusion 

>> crust on the leading edge.  Could this be possible? 

>> I'm 98% sure that it's 

>> not desert varnish I'm seeing.

>> 

>> Any other situations where things are stuck in the

>> crust?  Seems like I 

>> recall grass in a Portales Valley, but not certain

>> on that one.

>> 

>> I tried to take a couple pictures but it's hard to

>> get the depth perception. 

>> Here they are anyway.

>> 

>>

> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/meteorite/crust1.jpg

>> 

>>

> http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/meteorite/crust2.jpg

>> 

>> Any info on this topic would be appreciated.

>> 

>> Thanks and Regards,

>> Phil 

>> 

>> 

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