[meteorite-list] Rosetta Stone Analogy NEW IMAGES!

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 14:50:12 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <868759.74211.qm_at_web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Norbert,

Thank you for explaining the history of this piece.

Here are some more images for viewers pleasure:


http://themeteoritesite.com/Dhofar908-a.jpg

http://themeteoritesite.com/Dhofar908-b.jpg

http://themeteoritesite.com/Dhofar908-c.jpg

BestRegards,

Adam


--- Norbert Classen <trifid at timewarp.de> wrote:

> Hi Peter, Adam, and All,
>
> Adam is correct: I used this term to describe the
> 81g main mass of lunar
> meteorite Dhofar 908 since March 2003 for its three
> distinct lithologies
> which linked the various finds Dhofar 302, 303, 305,
> 306, 307, 309, 310,
> 311, 730, 731, and 489 together - most of them
> representing just one of
> three lithologies, making it difficult to establish
> clear pairing
> relationships among the distinct finds. That's what
> the original "Rosetta
> stone" was all about, linking different languages to
> each other and allowing
> scientists to arrive at a deeper understanding and a
> broader view...
>
> Baker, Bizzaro et. al. used this term for angrite
> SAH99555, but not prior to
> August 2005 to the best of my knowledge (SAH99555
> was found in 1999, but the
> paper in question wasn't published that "many years"
> ago - it was published
> in late 2005). So I did beat them to the analogy for
> at least two years, but
> I don't mind. An analogy is just another way to
> describe a certain property
> of a given object, and at least in my eyes the
> "Rosetta stone" analogy fits
> as well for Dhofar 908 and its distinct lithologies
> linking previous finds
> to each other as for SAH99555 and its distinct
> "isotopic clocks" (both
> analogous to the distinct writing systems that have
> been found on the
> original Stone of Rosette).
>
> In any case, I have been plagiarizing noone when
> using that term to describe
> Dhofar 908, and its properties/lithologies... And
> neither did Adam.
>
> Hope this sheds some light on this issue.
>
> Lunatic Regards,
> Norbert
>
> PS: To me Dhofar 908 isn't just "a bit special
> meteorite" because it is a
> rather unique lunar, and because it has three
> telling lithologies - it was
> my very first meteorite find. So don't throw beer
> cans at it unless you want
> to get me upset ,-) Who's that SAH99555, anyway ;-??
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>
> Hi Peter and List,
>
> I am going with what Norbert Classen had to say
> about
> this being the "Rosetta Stone". I believe he is the
> one who coined the term for this single stone. As
> far
> as I know, it is the only stone in the Dhofar series
> that has two lithologies possible tying two pairing
> sets together. I think the term Rosetta is fitting
> in
> this regards.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam
>
> --- Peter Marmet <p.marmet at mysunrise.ch> wrote:
>
> > Dhofar 908...Rosetta stone?
> >
> > For many years that expression was used for NWA
> > 99555:
> >
> > A very important new paper on our angrite SAH99555
> > (Sahara 99555, a
> > 2710g single stone with black fusion crust found
> by
> > our team in May
> > 1999) was published in the last issue of the
> > scientific journal
> > Nature. In the words of co-authors Joel Baker,
> > Director of Geology
> > School of Earth Sciences, University of
> Wellington,
> > NEW ZEALAND, and
> > Martin Bizarro, Leader, MC-ICP-MS Laboratory,
> > University of
> > Copenhagen, DENMARK : ?Your angrite meteorite find
> > SAH9955 is now the
> > oldest absolutely dated igneous rock in the Solar
> > System, has clear
> > evidence for the former presence of short-lived
> 26Al
> > in it (which
> > caused planetesimal melting), and very likely will
> > become the
> > "Rosetta Stone" for early Solar System
> > chronology?...
> >
> > Will every a bit special meteorite be nicknamed
> > "Rosetta Stone" now?
> >
> > To my knowledge Dhofar 908 is paired with Dhofar
> > 302, 303, 305, 306,
> > 307, 309, 310, 311, 730, 731, 489, 908, 909, 911,
> > 950, and 1085...
> > It seems that Dho 908 has something that all those
> > others do not
> > have. This is very interesting and I'd be very
> > pleased to know more
> > about that phenomenon.
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Peter
>
>
Received on Sun 03 Jun 2007 05:50:12 PM PDT