[meteorite-list] tkw of campo silicates

From: E. L. Jones <jonee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 2 16:21:20 2005
Message-ID: <429F6A39.8090407_at_epix.net>

Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote:

>I just cannot seem to put 2 and 2 together....
>

Possibly the greatest understatement ever seen in the annals (anal,
too!) of meteorite communication....


Would someone translate this pedantic prose of mine to the person asking
this question?

 If he would actually study more than parasitically post, he'd likely
understand, after 6 years in the hobby, that the "TKW" for this material
will likely never be calculated as this is a portion of a huge fall
already in the books so to speak. It also does not pertain the material
available in institutions/collections for study or statistical
analysis. Ergo-- asking "how much of this slicated material was found"
or " how much is available to hack up" or "In what size object was this
silicated material discovered ?"are more honest and germane ways of
phrasing the question. Otherwise, someone(s) might get the impression
that someone else is clueless.

This application of TWK is another bastardization of scientifically
significant data right up there with...(ahem) "Main Mass".
They are not inventions for collectors to brag about, IMHO.

(sigh)
E.J.

P.S. Google is your friend
P.P.S. Can anyone still be classified as a rookie after 6-7 years in the
major league?
Received on Thu 02 Jun 2005 04:21:13 PM PDT