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Re: "Ordinary" Chondrites
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- Subject: Re: "Ordinary" Chondrites
- From: Thomas Randall <trandall@mhv.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 07:49:55 -0400
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At 02:06 AM 5/23/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>I see the term "ordinary chondrite" used. Norton states on p. 191 of Rocks
>>From Space (first addition) "As with the other ordinary chondrites..."
>referring to E-Chondrites.
>The term seems so insulting! As if there is nothing special or important
>about them. Sienfeild could do a stand up routine about this! "What's this
>about the term "ordinary chondrite?"...
>
>Steve
Steve,
"Ordinary chondrites" were given that term because "they are the most
abundant type of meteorite, hence the name", says Philip Bagnall in his book
The Meteorite & Tektite collectors handbook, page 75.
Regards,
Tom Randall
Tom Randall Amateur Radio - KB2SMS
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