Graham Macleod
4/29/2016 7:33:35 PM |
Beautiful piece Paul,
Thie close up photograph really shows the gems in this piece.
Cheers M8. |
MexicoDoug
4/29/2016 1:39:38 PM |
Paul, the specimen is Very Admirable :-) I just tried to get more info on your comment. Looks like large olivines within volcanic Earth basalts also can show stunning iridescence, very cool. The sort of fracturing there was said due to separation along the parting surfaces (rather than typical conchoidal fractures) I guess like making a prismatic diffraction grating similar to a CD. That makes sense for the impact perspective, a definite wow effect, thanks. |
Linton Rohr
4/29/2016 1:18:06 PM |
Oooooooohhh..... candy!
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Mark Bittmann
4/29/2016 10:45:05 AM |
Wow! Have some olivine! |
Paul Swartz
4/29/2016 8:51:36 AM |
Doug, the specimen is uncoated. The iridescence is from micro fractures in the crystals. |
Twink Monrad
4/29/2016 5:06:30 AM |
Wow - gems and jewels, beautiful! |
Matthias B.
4/29/2016 2:56:02 AM |
It was French philosopher and poet Roger Caillois, I guess, who said (I quote from my memory): When matter becomes transparent, or better, when transperency becomes matter, all dreams of the world will be legible.
Thank you, Paul, for this meteoritical apotheosis.
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MexicoDoug
4/29/2016 12:57:37 AM |
That's a beautiful iridescence. I wonder if it is an artifact of the photography, a waxy/oily coating, or a spectacular property of the space gems? Thanks so much Paul! |
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