[meteorite-list] Methods and tests for analyzing meteorites

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From: Ryan Darby <rdarby_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:00 2004
Message-ID: <C74B71531B20BD4C92F30CA1A755369C0A2C4F_at_conan.internal.comlabs.com.au>

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Dear All,

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I work for a laboratory software company, so how the meteorites are
analyzed is interesting to me. However I don't know how to do it. My
idea is to approach an acquaintance at a commercial lab and ask if they
can assist. I have an unclassified NWA I would like to get looked at as
it is only 262gr whole mass. I figure paying for the analysis is the
easiest way.

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As far as I can work out, some method of mass spectrometry needs to be
done, but is it just a case of working out which elements are in the
rock? What then happens to the results, and who should interpret them?
Should a lab have a meteorite expert to do this interpretation?=20

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Regards

Ryan Darby

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Dear
All,

 

I work for a laboratory software =
company,
so how the meteorites are analyzed is interesting to me. However I =
don’t
know how to do it. My idea is to approach an acquaintance at a =
commercial lab
and ask if they can assist. I have an unclassified NWA I would like to =
get
looked at as it is only 262gr whole mass. I figure paying for the =
analysis is
the easiest way.

 

As far as I can work out, some =
method of
mass spectrometry needs to be done, but is it just a case of working out =
which
elements are in the rock? What then happens to the results, and who =
should
interpret them? Should a lab have a meteorite expert to do this =
interpretation?


 

Regards

Ryan Darby

 

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