[meteorite-list] Friable meteorites

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:56:48 -0700
Message-ID: <9A9496BA-CBD7-421B-9AF8-A9C235CF1C35_at_centurylink.net>

Hey All,
I would have to suggest Nakhlites are one of the most friable meteorites.

Best Regards,
Greg Hupe

On Oct 23, 2011, at 9:50 PM, Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pete,
>
> If you want to talk friable meteorites, take a look at Tagish Lake.
> It is one of my most favorite meteorites, it is the least dense
> meteorite known to man. Fascinating!
>
> -Michael in so. Cal.
>
> On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM, <pshugar at messengersfromthecosmos.com> wrote:
>>
>> In a conversation with someone today, it was mentioned that
>> Kilabo was extremely friable. Another really friable
>> meteorite was Caracas, Peru.
>> My question is how do they survive to the ground, to be found
>> not as a dust, but in large pieces? How did they make a crator?
>> Have the scientists figured out how the Caracas meteorite made
>> such a large crator?
>> Many questions and so little time to figure out what happened.
>> Pete
>>
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