[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 30 14:22:26 2006
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20060830200901.04c53fd0_at_pop.online.no>

Michael Farmer wrote:
>Hello everyone, well here is the preliminary
>classification data on the MOSS Norway meteorite fall.
>Dr Jeff Grossman is doing the classification and he
>sent me the following information a little while ago.
.....

>Avg Fa PMD
>Kainsaz (CO3.2) 11.8 70
>Felix (CO3.3) 18.4 70
>Ornans (CO3.4) 19.0 68
>Lance (CO3.5) 21.2 63
>Warrenton (CO3.7) 33.9 21

>Moss 19.9 65

>This puts Moss between Ornans and Lance,

Yes, you are so right Dr Grossman! Just look here:

Ornans , Fall 11th July, 19:15h 1868
Moss, Fall 14th July, 10:15h 2006
Lance, Fall 23rd July, 17:20h 1872

 From The Catalogue (2000).

Makes you think, don't it! Seems to be a connection here.
Any info on the trajectory at those falls?

>although I
>don't think that
>difference is significant.

Regards,
Bj?rn S?rheim
http://home.online.no/~bsoerhei/astro/meteor/060714/moss.html<Fresh 'Moss'...
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