[meteorite-list] Moss classification speculation
From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 30 10:47:44 2006 Message-ID: <001f01c6cc43$3dec76a0$8e558b90_at_mandin4f89ypwu> "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." Yep... that they did but I can only go by the piece I've got and what others have said. Don't forget the other stone that hit the concrete and smashed. I think that's where my piece came from? Yes... it is very different to the CI's but I still don't think it will weather well. Saratov, Bjurb?le and the Baszk?wka meteorite you mentioned are all falls. There's definitely a pattern there. Cheers, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Altmann To: 'Jeff Kuyken' ; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:37 AM Subject: AW: [meteorite-list] Moss classification speculation 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 10:47:36 AM PDT |
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