[meteorite-list] Term Main Mass

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jan 20 10:18:27 2006
Message-ID: <5302t199j2g43iq4kfcrduue4f1vjkea1q_at_4ax.com>

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:05:28 EST, MexicoDoug_at_aol.com wrote:

>You bring up a good point! The problem I see is that I do not believe the
>term "Main Mass" in the listings has been truly a peer reviewed subject of
>scientific interest in most cases, but rather a rubber stamp that has gone
>unstudied for the reason of having no true scientific value in the majority of
>cases.

And it seems that the collector interest in being able to call their piece a "main mass" is more of
an ego thing than a deep concern for the science. So maybe they should call it the Definite
Ultimate Mass, abbreviation pronounced dum-ass.
Received on Fri 20 Jan 2006 10:26:03 AM PST