[meteorite-list] Question for type collectors

From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:21:29 -0700
Message-ID: <C60B0339.2B94%mlblood_at_cox.net>

I would,
        Though, like most things, it is a personal decision
As to what constitutes a "category" and what does not.
        Best wishes, Michael


> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:14:33 -0500
> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Question for type collectors
>
> Hi folks!
>
> I am not a type collector per-se, but I like to keep track of how many
> different petrologic types I have in my collection.
>
> I have a silly question about type collecting -
>
> Do type collectors consider each type of iron a seperate petrologic
> type? For example, are all octahedrites considered 1 type? Or is it
> different types for "coarsest", "coarse", "medium", "fine", etc?
>
> Right now I have 42 petrologic types - counting ALL irons as only one
> type. Should I go through my collection and correct that count to
> reflect the different types - IIAB, IAB, IVA, etc?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> MikeG
>
>
> --
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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Received on Wed 15 Apr 2009 06:21:29 AM PDT