Desertsunburn Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thin section of Diogenite in for classification. http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/DSCN1692_zps043ceaee.jpg Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Jim, Good going, that is such a cool looking piece.Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 LOVE THE COLORS, reminds me of all the years I spent with stained glass creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Oooo, that's a nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Scott Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Jim, nice thin section, your doing some very nice work!Terry Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakbager Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Nice work Jim looks good. Where did it come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Hi Jim, You are getting to be quite the thin-section artist. What saw blade do you use for such extremely fine work? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Hi Bryan - To answer your question, outer space! Actually, this came from a Moroccan dealer in Tucson. It has somewhat of an interesting story after I bought it. I was showing it around to folks at the show. A bunch of us were up in front of Anne Black's room talking about meteorites (duh) and things and playing show and tell. So, a friend was looking at this stone I just spent a wad on and wanted to see it better in the light. So, he turned toward the edge of the balcony and stopped at just the right angle to see it better. Problem was the rock did not stop and off it went back down to earth! Now that's not so bad because most of the courtyard is grass. However, Murphy and Johnno where there and the darn thing landed on top of the only water meter box there was and went "THUNK"! 4 or 5 people witnessed this fall! Everyone gasped, the guy who dropped it turned three shades of red and surprisingly did not pass out! While all us guys were looking over the edge in awe, Richard's wife went into immediate action, ran down the stairs and recovered it. So, sort of, she found her first meteorite from a witnessed fall! . So, to make it scientifically useful, I posted a challenge on FaceBook for anyone who could come up with the fall rate and force it took when it hit the surface. Cody Miller (Roy's Son) jumped on the physics and hand scratched his math out on paper and took a picture of it and then he explained his factors. Funny thing was is that Cody and my boy, Derik, were the only ones that took on the challenge! Anyways, I sent Cody a slice of it for his efforts and in the write-up, I mentioned him as a holder of the specimen...not knowing if it will get edited out or not! So, NMU, myself, Cody and Karen Ziegler will be the only holders of this stone! NMU will hold the vast majority of it as I am not much of a collector. Diogenites, btw, are beautiful meteorites and I think they are my favorite when it comes to eye candy. If I was a collector, I'd hoard these! And, thin sections, like your's Bryan, show the true beauty and nature of the stone!Hi Ben - I use several different blades, depending on what I am cutting. They are all diamond. If you asked me which one I like the best, it would be the Buehler wafer blades....at $300 a pop! Jim Edited March 3, 2014 by Desertsunburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extractor Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Wow Jim, looking piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hi Jim, What did the Diogenite look like before cutting? Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hi Ben, It looked like http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/droptestA_zps17e1d821.jpg Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Nice looking rock, very Johnstown-esque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertsunburn Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yes Mike! Most of the DIO's I looked at this weekend at ASU pretty much looked the same. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peakbager Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I guess it could have hit someone when it fell then it would be a hammer stone. Great story Jim and great stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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