[meteorite-list] weathering grade

From: Ron Hartman <RNHARTMA_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:17:38 2004
Message-ID: <000a01c3b9ea$52b3b260$4534908c_at_RHARTMAN1>

Hello Bill,

The weathering scale was developed by F. Wlotzka (1993). This is the system
accepted by the Meteoritical Society. (The work is published in the
Meteorite Journal.)

I summarized this in my August, 2000 article (Meteorites 101) in the
Meteorite Times. Please see:
<<http://www.meteoritetimes.com/index_of_articles/index.htm>>

Ron Hartman


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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 2:24 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] weathering grade



> Hi all,
>
> Weathering seems to be a pretty gray area, at least to me. There are so
many
> factors upon factors involved. Is there a specific outline accepted by
most
> that defines what is generally proposed in most classifications? Or as in
> obvious fresh falls, is it just a matter of eye-balling a specimen, a
> judgement call of tactile degree?
>
> Thanks!
> Bill Kieskowski
>
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