[meteorite-list] Density

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:07 2004
Message-ID: <3C72CBF6.A61CE11F_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Graham Christensen wrote:

> density of 2.81. Isn't that low for a meteorite?
> I heard that they are usually above about 3.5 g/cc.


Hi Graham and List,

Baszkowka, an L5, porous with vugs, has a density of 2.9 g/cm^2.
NWA 482, LUN has a density of ~2.54 g/cm^3.

So, maybe Matteo has something exciting and exotic to look forward to
!!!


Bernd
Received on Tue 19 Feb 2002 05:04:38 PM PST