[meteorite-list] L chondrites vs. H and LL

From: Starbits_at_aol.com <Starbits_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:28 2004
Message-ID: <22ADA8C8.3FBBF712.00848CE4_at_aol.com>

<Notice the dip in L-chondrite masses between 10 and 100 grams. By comparison, the histograms for H- and L-chondrites look more like what one would expect: going from right
to left, a steadily increasing number of finds as the
masses decrease to about 10 grams, with a drop off below
this mass due to the difficulty in spotting small meteorites.>

Hello Rob

   Maybe instead of a dip at 10-100 grams the chart is showing an overabundance in the 100-1000 gram range. That would also drive the median mass higher.
   If you plot the L chondrites by either location or recovery year is there one year or location that skews the numbers. In otherwords is there a single strewn field that causes your double peak, or is this a general feature of the L chondrites?

Eric Olson
http://www.star-bits.com
Received on Tue 14 Oct 2003 07:38:44 PM PDT