[meteorite-list] Metachondrite

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 29 12:11:47 2005
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000003400003B2C_at_paulinet.de>

Tom inquired:

> what in the heck is a metachondrite?

Ingo responded:

> ... in geology "Meta-" stands for metamorphosis ...


Hi Tom, Ingo, and List,

I think what Tom saw was a compound word: met + achondrite

=> meteorite - achondrite


Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Fri 29 Jul 2005 12:11:44 PM PDT