[meteorite-list] Shirokovsky statement from NomCom

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:33 2004
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030602103140.02e640a8_at_gsvaresm05.er.usgs.gov>

Hi all,

The Nomenclature Committee has issued the following statement on the
"Shirokovsky pallasite."

http://meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/shirokovsky.pdf

Much of this is based on what many of you have already seen on the Russian
web site.

Bottom line: There is at present no evidence other than the recovery story
to suggest that this is a meteorite. Mineralogy, chemistry, oxygen
isotopes, and noble gases all favor a terrestrial origin.

jeff

Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman
Chair, Meteorite Nomenclature Committee (Meteoritical Society)
US Geological Survey
954 National Center
Reston, VA 20192, USA
Phone: (703) 648-6184 fax: (703) 648-6383
Received on Mon 02 Jun 2003 11:08:26 AM PDT