[meteorite-list] green spot in chondrite

[Rob Lenssen]

Many thanks to all who replied to my question about "the green spot".

This is The List at it's best! I learned a lot about green colors in 
crystals.



In an attempt to answer the question marks, with respect to the glassy 
fusion crust, that was also visible in the photograph:

I think it is a kind of melt rim, formed due to the aerodynamic shape of the 
stone. This picture shows the side with the black glassy stripe:


http://home.planet.nl/~rlenssen/1200g.jpg



An end cut - also going through the stripe - showed one homogeneous 
chondritic texture all over the surface area.



Regards,

Rob Lenssen



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Lenssen" <rlenssen at planet.nl>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:48 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] green spot in chondrite



> Hi List,

>

> I found a green crystal (?) peeping out of a newly received 1200g 

> chondrite:

> http://home.planet.nl/~rlenssen/green_spot_in_chondrite.jpg

>

> Can anybody explain to me what I am seeing here? Width of view is 

> approximately 20 mm.

>

> Also it the picture, a band of achondrite like fusion crust (100mm long, 

> 5-10mm wide). I'm sure it is a chondrite though.

>

> Best regards,

> Rob Lenssen

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