[meteorite-list] Meteorite Composition Question

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:39:21 -0700
Message-ID: <CCF065E7E28D42C4860BD08AC045FB54_at_bellatrix>

No. Meteorites are made up of the same set of elements we see everywhere in
the Universe. Because they were formed or evolved in a different environment
than Earth, meteorites do contain minerals that are rare or nonexistent
here, but nothing that can't be identified and understood.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Groetz" <mpg4444 at gmail.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:19 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Composition Question


> Am having a hard time posting to the list. This is my third try-
> please bear with me. If this does not go through- I will not be trying
> again.
>
> Meteorite composition is identified using known "earth" chemicals
> and substances. Have there ever been any meteorites analyzed, where
> even the most minor substances within it, cannot be identified using
> known "earthly" terms? In other words- "We don't know what it is?".
>
> I've always wondered this if any of you would know.
>
> Thank you
> Mike Groetz
Received on Tue 01 Feb 2011 02:39:21 PM PST