[meteorite-list] Smara vs. Howardite

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:10 2004
Message-ID: <3A89CCC6.BE62CD3F_at_bmts.com>

Hello list,

I have just been enjoying a visit to a small 2 gram slice of Smara under
my scope at 20x. This meteorite is classified as a polymict eucrite.

In viewing this piece I was amazed at the diversity of the breccia and
wondered if there is any diogenite material in there. It sure looks like
a howardite to me and I have heard that mentioned by others as well.

Does anyone know if this classification for Smara is final or is there a
chance that this could be re-classified as a howardite.

Cheers,

Tett
Received on Tue 13 Feb 2001 07:09:42 PM PST