[meteorite-list] Samples

From: Andreas Gren <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:30:48 +0100
Message-ID: <503638jBREX4WO.RZmta_at_mo-p07-ob.rzone.de>

Hi Pete

20% or 20g is the rule

Andi


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Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Peter A
Shugar
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Dezember 2007 18:24
An: LIST
Betreff: [meteorite-list] Samples

Hello Listies,
Maybe someone can answer this for me.
Where did the 20% value come from to classify a meteorite? If a meteorite
were found
that, say , was 1.2 grams, unpaired with anything else, then the sample must
needs be
.24 grams, if I've figured right. This is a very significant portion of the
meteorite.
Then on the other hand should one be found that was 1 ton, the sample would
be 400
pounds. If a classification can be done with .24 gram, why can't it be done
with a much
smaller piece of the 1 ton meteorite?
Just learning here, please bear with me.
Thanks,
Pete

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