[meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

From: David Weir <dgweir_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:20:22 -0500
Message-ID: <459FB026.3040209_at_earthlink.net>

Tom wrote:

>Isn't this the first fossil meteorite open to the collector market?

Since the new category of relict (or fossil) meteorites was adopted by
the Nomenclature Committee only this past October, I would imagine there
are likely other relict meteorites in our collections which have not
been so designated. The definition requires that more than 95% of a
meteorite has been replaced by secondary phases since its fall. The
meteorite Mills comes to mind as a possibility, but maybe its not quite
there yet.

David
Received on Sat 06 Jan 2007 09:20:22 AM PST