[meteorite-list] Conception Junction approved (question)

From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:58:06 +0000
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000005100002AFD_at_10.0.100.101>

Carl inquired:

"none of the other pallasites in the bulletin show their data
 this same way. What does it mean when it says: mg/g etc."

This is milligrams per gram.

and:

"What would the percentage be put in a way that it
 can be compared with the way others are reported?"

Well, like this:

Ni = 7.9%, Ga = 24 ppm; Ge ~80 ppm; Ir = 0.50 ppm

So, it does have a low Ni content (comparable to that of Marjalahti: 7.81% Ni),
the iridium value, on the other hand, is remarkably high. Brenham, for example,
has an iridium content of only 0.041 ppm. In other words, C.J. has an iridium
content 10 times higher than Brenham.

Cheers,

Bernd
Received on Sun 28 Aug 2011 01:58:06 PM PDT