[meteorite-list] Term Main Mass

From: Bob Evans <bobe5531_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 19 22:26:32 2006
Message-ID: <009001c61d71$2809aaf0$6400a8c0_at_yourae066c3a9b>

Why would that be misleading?
Wouldn't Main Mass of DagXXX paired to Dag476 be acceptable?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:20 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Term Main Mass


> Dear List,
>
> I noticed some dealers and collectors are calling pairings that are
> smaller
> than the largest piece of a pairing series the "Main Mass". An example
> would be if an 8 kilogram Martian meteorite was called DAG 476. Then
> somebody comes up with a smaller 1 kilogram meteorite named DAG XXX which
> was found to paired to DAG 476. Then the dealer sells the 1 Kilogram DAG
> XXX as a "Main Mass." I think this practice is misleading and dishonest. I
> think the term "Secondary Largest Mass" may be more appropriate.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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Received on Thu 19 Jan 2006 10:25:26 PM PST