[meteorite-list] Need help naming new group
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:41 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV95aYnEGlCEr00038806_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C3373F.80F98790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dave wrote: Perhaps just as a slightly "cleaner" version, might using "HED-group peridotite" rather than "HED-clan peridotite" be a bit better? =20 >From my understanding you would say clan. Like eucrites are a clan, and = within eucrites you have several groups or different types of eucrites, s= uch as Polymict Eucrite or Unbrecciated Eucrite. Given a few more finds = (or more study?), the different Peridotites would receive groups names. = It should be noted that nobody calls eucrites, "HED-group eucrites", so w= ould not the name, if decided upon, just be "Peridotite", or should the H= ED-group part be carried to not confuse people with an earth peridot? Personally, I still like the thought of using historical names for clans,= and then the more scientific words added to define the groups. I do how= ever see logic in using names that are easy to recognize for the average = geologist. Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C3373F.80F98790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Dave wrote:</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Perhaps just as a slightly "cleaner" version, = might using<BR>"HED-group peridotite" rather than "HED-clan peridotite" b= e<BR>a bit better? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>= >From my understanding you would say clan. Like eucrites are a clan,= and within eucrites you have several groups or different types of eucrit= es, such as Polymict Eucrite or Unbrecciated Eucrite. Given a few m= ore finds (or more study?), the different Peridotites would receive group= s names. It should be noted that nobody calls eucrites, "HED-group = eucrites", so would not the name, if decided upon, just be "Peridoti= te", or should the HED-group part be carried to not confuse people with a= n earth peridot?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Personally, I still li= ke the thought of using historical names for clans, and then the more sci= entific words added to define the groups. I do however see logic in= using names that are easy to recognize for the average geologist.</DIV> = <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV><A href=3D"http://www.Mete= oriteArticles.com">www.MeteoriteArticles.com</A></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C3373F.80F98790-- Received on Fri 20 Jun 2003 04:20:38 PM PDT |
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