[meteorite-list] Kem Kem - So it's basically a catchall and could be anything?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:25:50 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550908150825m2fb88e8bnea1cbf7111a9594_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

For those of us quietly following the Kem Kem hootnanny from the
peanut gallery, I'd like to ask if the summary below is correct
(essentially) -

A specimen sold as "Kem Kem" could be just about anything from a H
chondrite to a R chondrite? So as far as official nomenclature is
concerned, Kem Kem is strictly a geographic place (where meteorites
are found/bought) and not a reference to particular find, fall, or
petrologic type?

Are there any other synonyms or catch-all names like this in use? I
heard that El Hammami had once been used in this manner, to a lesser
degree. Is this true?

Best regards and clear skies,

MikeG

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Received on Sat 15 Aug 2009 11:25:50 AM PDT