Postcard from Brian Mason to Oscar Monnig (March 16, 1965)

dc.creator	Mason, Brian (Brian Harold), 1917-2009
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-15T16:59:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-15T16:59:15Z
dc.date.issued	1965-03-16
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/58468
dc.description	Postcard from Brian Mason (of the Smithsonian Institution) to Oscar Monnig thanking him for his note and the rock sample. Outlines the makeup of the sample before classifying it as a terrestrial augite. Mentions that he moved to Washington D.C. earlier in the month and is enjoying it.
dc.relation	Oscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.source	Series III, Box 08, Tishomingo, Oklahoma Iron Meteorite 2, 1965-1973 folder
dc.subject	Meteorite
dc.subject	Tishomingo (Okla.)
dc.subject	Ungrouped iron
dc.subject	Mason, Brian
dc.subject	Smithsonian Institution
dc.subject	Augite
dc.subject	Plagioclase
dc.subject	Sodium-calcium feldspar
dc.subject	Anorthosite
dc.title	Postcard from Brian Mason to Oscar Monnig (March 16, 1965)
dc.type	Document
dc.description.transcription	Dear Oscar, thank you for your note and the enclosed sample. The rock consists mostly of plagioclase (sodium-calcium feldspar) and a little augite. I would classift it as an anorthosite- I believe there are some occurences of this rock type in Oklahoma. I moved here at the beginning of March and find the change very much to my taste Best wishes Brian Mason

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