[meteorite-list] Metal-rich Diogenite/Mesosiderite

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:07 2004
Message-ID: <00c301c35095$f57153e0$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Hi Tom.

NomCom is short for Nomenclature Committee. They are a group of mainly
scientists who oversee the naming of new meteorites for example NWA XXXX or
Park Forest. A meteorite is not official until this committee reviews data
gathered for the suspected meteorite, vote on it and provide a name thus the
term nomenclature. They are also responsible for publishing the
Meteoritical Bulletin.

All the best,

Adam


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal-rich Diogenite/Mesosiderite


> Hello List, who is the NomCom? Is it government, or what?
> Thanks, Tom
> Peregrineflier <><
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 1:34 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal-rich Diogenite/Mesosiderite
>
>
> > Hello Stefen and List,
> >
> > I agree, the metal-rich diogenite (NWA 1827 provisional) is probably the
> > same as your NWA 1882 and was submitted as a mesosiderite. This is what
> > happens when a heterogeneous stone is studied and not all the petrologic
> > boundaries are crossed, no fault of the scientists. That is why there
is
> > such a thing as provisional status so that the NomCom can sort out
> > differences in classifications and hopefully come up with the correct
one.
> > Just to keep the record straight, we have no interest in the metal-rich
> > diogenite and have never marketed it as such. Since the metal-rich
> > diogenite was confused with one of three of our different mesosiderites
we
> > are somewhat aware of what is happening so we thought we would comment.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Adam and Greg Hupe
> > IMCA 2185
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Tue 22 Jul 2003 05:12:28 PM PDT