AW: [meteorite-list] Moss classification speculation
From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 30 10:37:46 2006 Message-ID: <009001c6cc41$d1c50b50$4f41fea9_at_name86d88d87e2> Well, Jeff I don't think, that Moss is very friable, Maybe crumbly on fragmented sides leaving some dust, as reported. Because think! One stone chopped off two branches from a tree and remained entire, the other one hit on metal and only a minor part was chipped off and finally one even penetrated a roof and survived it. So there is a difference to the CIs or Tagish Lake. Hehe, remember the huge ice cubes cut out of the lake with the dust and crumbs spread inside. But with the CIs I would think, a few rains, some storms and it will be gone... Buckleboo! Martin Hehe, Moss will be the missing link between CO and CH :-) or just a blackened H4 :-( ??? -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff Kuyken Gesendet: Mittwoch, 30. August 2006 16:02 An: Martin Altmann; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com; 'Meteoriteshow' Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss classification speculation Hi Martin, You raise an interesting point which I was thinking of the other day after something Mike wrote: "It is unlike any meteorite I have seen..." I'd say Mike's seen a few meteorites over the years! ;-) So maybe there isn't another like it? It made me think of the CI chondrites too Martin. Not because I think that's what it is, but rather what they all have in common. All 5 of them are FALLS. How long do you think a meteorite like Ivuna or Orgueil would last in a wet environment? I'm guessing not long too! I ask the same of Moss. How long do you think a fine-grained, friable meteorite with a considerable amount of metallic iron would last in a similar circumstance? It could come back a "relatively" common class but maybe we haven't seen any/many like Moss because they weather at a faster rate?? If the classifying scientists have been reading the Moss posts, they must be chuckling away at all the guesses so far! ;-) Cheers, Jeff Received on Wed 30 Aug 2006 10:37:27 AM PDT |
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