[meteorite-list] K-T fossil meteorite picture

From: Michael Fowler <mqfowler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 16:00:38 -0500
Message-ID: <CC8ADFB0-998C-458E-835B-C87297381F06_at_mac.com>

Even if it a meteorite, what evidence other than coincidence links it
to Chicxulub impactor? During the weeks, month, and even decades
when the KT boundary layer was deposited an untold number of other
meteorites must have fallen into the sea to be incorporated into the
sediment layer.

Mike Fowler
Chicago

> The issue with the Kyte object is that no primary meteoritic
> minerals or
> textures survive. There is just chemical evidence. I know that Frank
> is
> sure that this was once a meteorite, but the lack of anything primary
> means that it will be a very difficult sell to the NomCom as a fossil
> meteorite. In any case, I don't think Frank has pressed very hard to
> make the sale... I don't think the nomcom has ever voted on it.
>
> jeff
Received on Thu 21 May 2009 05:00:38 PM PDT