AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite

From: Dave Mouat <dmouat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:44 2004
Message-ID: <3C3E300A.2C27E474_at_dri.edu>

Hi Robert
I'm not sure how many people I'm standing behind as I write this, but a
ventifact is a geomorphic (e.g., "breccia" is a geologic term) term (and
recognized as such in English speaking countries) referring to rocks
usually situated in arid environments which have been sculpted by the
wind.
Dave

Robert Verish wrote:

> I don't speak Vincent's language, so could someone
> else explain to him what a "ventifact" is?
>
> Bob V.
>
> ------------- Original Message -----------
> AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite
>
> Bernd Pauli HD bernd.pauli_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
>
> Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:08:38 +0100
>
> Norbert Classen wrote:
>
> > http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/keskecest.html
>
> > Especially the ME08 looks nice and has a good chance
>
> > to qualify as a meteorright - however, don't ask me
> > what kind of meteorite it might be. My first
> > impression was that it might represent some type of
> > carbonaceous chondrite, a CK or more likely a CO,
> but
> > since it is stated that it contains NO carbon NOR
> any > metal I really don't know...
>
> Nor do I. But the reassembled pieces look like the
> lower trunk of a pyramid - in other words: if it is a
> meteorite it may have been oriented with the upper
> part of the pyramid still missing and Vince's
> description
> plus the chocolate-like coating (see NWA 482)
> reminiscent of flow lines leads me to a very audacious
> assumption:
>
> Could that be another lunar meteorite???
>
> Best assumptions,
> Bernd
>
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Received on Thu 10 Jan 2002 07:21:30 PM PST