[meteorite-list] Stan's NWA 2965 EL6/7 (or Aubrite) Meteorite
From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:23:02 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <926575.22372.qm_at_web26203.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> I doubt many this material is a aubrite seen I have the same material in analysis and for the moment any classification of Aubrite...a first piece I have buy years ago and the analysis have confirm a EL6 enstatite Matteo --- MexicoDoug <MexicoDoug at aim.com> ha scritto: > Mark, > > There is no lack of terminology. Yours is an > interesting point if you > consider it an achondrite, rather than some > intermediate, and don't want to > get into semantic issues with a nomenclature > work-in-progress. David Weir > calls them "Distinct recrystallized oval > inclusions". He also suggests the > name "chondrule ghost". You can find more > information and another photo on > the meteoritestudies.com website, which I will > mention a bit of here: > > See: > http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/1913.pdf > The referenced article from the University of > Arizona Laboratory (on > potentially paired NWA 2736) calls them "oval > inclusions", allowing the > possibly they could be "relict chondrules" in a > "metamorphosed chondrite". > Thus, it sounds to me like some scientists don't > feel the classification is > cast in stone any more than the ghosts. So that > would leave it to personal > preference since the term you choose can reflect > competing hypotheses of > formation for the weathered meteorite. > > If the thrust of your email is to reduce it to a one > word label we can all > agree upon and won't be too nerdish, and/or don't > want to call them any kind > of chondrule because it doesn't fit neatly, I would > think in casual > conversation we could just call them "ovals"as an > obvious abbreviation for > "oval inclusion". > > I think one of David's terms, "ghost chondrules" > works best for me since > some people believe in ghosts and others think they > are bogus. Another > option for those with a sense of humor could be > "DROIDS" = distinct > recrystallized oval inclusion dohickies":-) > > Best wishes, Doug > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARK BOSTICK" <thebigcollector at msn.com> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 6:44 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Stan's NWA 2965 EL6/7 (or > Aubrite) Meteorite > > > > Hello all, > > > > I received today a couple specimens of Stan's NWA > 2965. This has been a > > somewhat controversal meteorite on the list, so > forgive me for going > > around > > the controversy a little and showing some > photographs of the meteorite. If > > anyone is interested in photographs of a higher > res, drop me an e-mail. > > > > http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colnwa2965.html > > > > If I can start a different controversy around the > meteorite....using the > > term chondrules with achondrites does not seem > right to me. Not because > > achondrite means without chondrules, but because > the round inclusions in > > achondrites have different origins. However, I > like everyone else (?), > > lack > > a better term. Maybe the IAU can work on this > next....:^) > > > > Clear Skies, > > Mark Bostick > > Wichita, Kansas > > www.meteoritearticles.com > > www.kansasmeteorites.com > > www.imca.cc > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: mcomemeteorite2004 at yahoo.it Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info MSN Messanger: spacerocks at hotmail.com EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Poco spazio e tanto spam? Yahoo! Mail ti protegge dallo spam e ti da tanto spazio gratuito per i tuoi file e i messaggi http://mail.yahoo.it Received on Fri 01 Dec 2006 10:23:02 AM PST |
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