[meteorite-list] Main Mass Status

From: Steve Witt <stelor96_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004
Message-ID: <20030503034056.3506.qmail_at_web9602.mail.yahoo.com>

Michael,

I like your thought process, but remember that many of the larger
masses of P.F. have not, nor likely ever will, touch terra firma.

Steve


--- Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net> wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> I concur that the largest intact stone (or iron) AT THE TIME
> OF
> THE FALL is the main mass. However, if it gets cut up, you now have
> pieces
> of the main mass - and the largest is "the largest remaining piece
> of the
> main mass." The next largest stone (or iron) of the fall becomes
> the
> largest mass now intact, but will never be "the main mass." The
> largest
> specimen AT THE TIME OF THE FALL is and always will be "the main
> mass."
> You can't go reassigning the statuses of specimens based on
> the
> main mass being broken or sliced up. (note, if the largest stone of
> a
> fall breaks on impact and a whole stone exists that is larger than
> any
> of the surviving pieces, the intact stone is the main mass - if the
> largest
> piece is larger than any other whole stone, IT is the main mass.
> Remember, it is not a meteorite until it comes to rest on terra
> firma - and
> let's not get into landing on boats and the like!)
> While some could say this is all my opinion, the fact is,
> this is all
> rooted firmly in logic. (at least THAT'S my opinion....so, it goes
> on
> & on, doesn't it?)
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>
> on 5/2/03 6:58 AM, MeteorHntr_at_aol.com at MeteorHntr@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/1/03 8:34:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
> adamhupe_at_attbi.com writes:
>
>
> This means that the Garza stone is currently the Park Forest Main
> Mass.
>
>
> Hello Guys,
>
> Seeing the term "main mass" used by Nininger (and others)
> historically, I
> always thought the "main mass" was the largest remaining intact
> portion. So
> if you has a 1,000g single stone from a fall, and you cut 3/4 of it
> into
> slices leaving one 250g end piece, that end piece would be the
> "main mass"
> no matter how small it might be.
>
> With the Garza's Stone broken (upon impact or otherwise), and the
> Jones'
> Stone being the largest intact specimen now, I would logically say
> the
> Jones' is the "main mass" now. And if the Jones' stone ever gets
> cut,
> leaving the larger portion of the Garza's stone to then be larger
> than the
> biggest intact Garza specimen, it would become the new "main mass."
>
> Is there an official terminology out there?
>
> Steve Arnold
>
>
>
>
>
>
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=====
Steve Witt
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Received on Fri 02 May 2003 11:40:56 PM PDT