[meteorite-list] Metachondrite

From: lakewind_at_infionline.net <lakewind_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 29 15:10:03 2005
Message-ID: <380-22005752919951925_at_M2W063.mail2web.com>

I've never Metachondrite I didn't like, poikilitically speaking that is. (a
thousand pardons ;-)
Bob

Original Message:
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From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de
Date: 29 Jul 2005 16:11:44 UT
To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Metachondrite


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

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