[meteorite-list] New group name for Olivine Diogenites
From: don j merchant <mtrent2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:09 2004 Message-ID: <002501c35484$0b050340$b8da82d1_at_merchant> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C35462.834B8A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: don j merchant=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Cc: don j merchant=20 Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 5:04 AM Subject: Re: New group name for Olivine Diogenites ( Date corrected ) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: don j merchant=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Cc: don j merchant=20 Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 1:08 AM Subject: New group name for Olivine Diogenites Hi Adam, Greg, and List. I would like to propose my thoughts to several names for this new = meteorite group. Now that NWA 1877 has been determined to be the 5th = Olivine-Diogenite along with NWA 1459, ALHA-77252, EETA 79002, and GRA = 98108 we all have a chance to express our ideas of naming this new = group, which is very exciting. It is to my understanding that the HED = group comes from the same parent body most likely the asteroid = Vesta.Well how is this so known. It is known through the science of = spectroscopy discovered in 1859 by Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and Robert = Wilhelm Bunsen.With many thanks to Joeseph von Fraunhofer who observed = in the early 1800's that the continous spectrum was marred by over 700 = dark lines now called Fraunhofer lines. Lets not forget that the first = person to use the technique of spectroscopy to examine celestial objects = was William Huggins in 1863, but lets go back to where this truely = started and that was in 1666. By one of the most famous scientist of all = time. It was Sir Isaac Newton's discovery of the spectrum that all = advancements of spectoscopy are the underlying use of this important = discovery.It is through Spectroscopy that has helped determine the = composition of this HED group to the parent body Vesta, and other = meteorite parent bodies such as the asteroids Ceres, Pallas, Hebe, ect. = Though these scientists were not directly related to meteorites in = general, they have truely layed down the foundation for the study of = meteorites today. If not for spectroscopy we would not know where this = HED group came from as well as others in the first place. In fact if not = for spectroscopy this contest naming this new Olivine-Diogenite group = might not well exist!! I feel and it's only my opinion-that this group = be named for one of these great scientist's who should be honored for = their great achievment in helping today's scientist match parent bodies = to many of the meteorite's in our collections at home.So in closing and = in order from my first choice to last I propose to call this new group = NEWTONITES, then, FRAUNHOFERNITES, then KIRCHOFF-BUNSONITES, and last = but not least with special thanks to William Huggins for being the first = using the spectroscope toward the heavens. What an honor for him to have = this group call HUGGINITES. Thanks all for your time. Don Merchant ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C35462.834B8A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmtrent2_at_frontiernet.net = href=3D"mailto:mtrent2_at_frontiernet.net">don j=20 merchant</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dmtrent2_at_frontiernet.net=20 href=3D"mailto:mtrent2_at_frontiernet.net">don j merchant</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 27, 2003 = 5:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: New group name for = Olivine=20 Diogenites ( Date corrected )</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmtrent2_at_frontiernet.net = href=3D"mailto:mtrent2_at_frontiernet.net">don j=20 merchant</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A = title=3Dmtrent2_at_frontiernet.net=20 href=3D"mailto:mtrent2_at_frontiernet.net">don j merchant</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 27, 2003 = 1:08=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New group name for = Olivine=20 Diogenites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Hi Adam, Greg, and List.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to propose my thoughts = to several=20 names for this new meteorite group. Now that NWA 1877 has been = determined to=20 be the 5th Olivine-Diogenite along with NWA 1459, ALHA-77252, EETA = 79002,=20 and GRA 98108 we all have a chance to express our ideas of = naming this=20 new group, which is very exciting. It is to my understanding that = the HED=20 group comes from the same parent body most likely the asteroid = Vesta.Well=20 how is this so known. It is known through the science of = spectroscopy=20 discovered in 1859 by Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and Robert Wilhelm = Bunsen.With=20 many thanks to Joeseph von Fraunhofer who observed in the early = 1800's that=20 the continous spectrum was marred by over 700 dark lines now called=20 Fraunhofer lines. Lets not forget that the first person to use the = technique=20 of spectroscopy to examine celestial objects was William Huggins in=20 1863, but lets go back to where this truely started and that = was in=20 1666. By one of the most famous scientist of all time. It was Sir = Isaac=20 Newton's discovery of the spectrum that all advancements of = spectoscopy are=20 the underlying use of this important discovery.It is through=20 Spectroscopy that has helped determine the composition of this = HED=20 group to the parent body Vesta, and other meteorite parent = bodies such=20 as the asteroids Ceres, Pallas, Hebe, ect. Though these = scientists=20 were not directly related to meteorites in general, they have=20 truely layed down the foundation for the study of meteorites = today. If=20 not for spectroscopy we would not know where this HED group came = from as=20 well as others in the first place. In fact if not for spectroscopy = this=20 contest naming this new Olivine-Diogenite group might not well = exist!! I=20 feel and it's only my opinion-that this group be named for one of = these=20 great scientist's who should be honored for their great achievment = in=20 helping today's scientist match parent bodies to many of the = meteorite's in=20 our collections at home.So in closing and in order from my first = choice to=20 last I propose to call this new group NEWTONITES, then, = FRAUNHOFERNITES,=20 then KIRCHOFF-BUNSONITES, and last but not least with special thanks = to=20 William Huggins for being the first using the spectroscope = toward the=20 heavens. What an honor for him to have this group call=20 HUGGINITES.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; =20 Thanks all for your time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2> &nbs= p;  = ; = =20 Don Merchant</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C35462.834B8A80-- Received on Sun 27 Jul 2003 05:14:18 PM PDT |
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