[meteorite-list] NWA 869 - Where are the reports?

From: Göran Axelsson <axelsson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Sep 28 09:22:23 2004
Message-ID: <4159658A.1080805_at_acc.umu.se>

Thanks Jeff!

That was exactly what I was looking for. It explains the lack of a report
in the bulletin.
But I still feel it is strange that no report has been published as the TKW
is more than 400kg (closer to 2000 according to rumours) and several
analyses have been made.
I guess it means that I just have to wait and see... or fix my electron
microscope and do the report myself. :-)

/G?ran


Jeff Grossman wrote:

> You will find these meteorites on our list of PROVISIONAL names:
>
> http://meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/prov-names.html
>
> This means that either:
>
> 1) Nobody has submitted a formal description to the Committee;
> 2) The meteorite name has been rejected by the Committee (e.g.,
> because of insufficient type specimen, poor classification data,
> etc.); or
> 3) The meteorite is currently under consideration for a formal name.
>
> (2) is not the case here. I'll look into whether it's (1) or (3).
>
> jeff
>
> At 02:30 PM 9/26/2004, G?ran Axelsson wrote:
>
>> Hello list!
>>
>> I was looking for research done on NWA 869 since I have bought
>> some pieces that I believe is paired with this one and I want to learn
>> more about it. Finally I ended up at the Meteoritical Society master
>> index between 1957 and 2002.
>> I believed that the society was THE clearinghouse for names on
>> meteorites but to my surprise there is a large gap of missing NWA
>> numbers from 867 to 899. Is this because the reports isn't ready
>> yet, publiced in some different place or is there another reason?
>>
>> As I understand it UCLA have made two analyses with different
>> classifications. No strange in that, just interesting, but I haven't
>> seen any referenses to any scientific report. Why?
>> For one of the most commonly available chondrites there seems
>> to be very little research done on it.
>>
>> Could someone give me a pointer to a report or some reference?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> I guess that I'm in the "Every meteorite is cool" camp. :-)
>>
>> G?ran
>>
>
> 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
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