[meteorite-list] SUTTER'S MILL in MetBull

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 16:08:42 -0700
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F17055BFBA2_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi Greg,

> Wow - that classification was fast, exactly one month. I guess now it
> needs to be compared to the other C's and if there are three alike,
> perhaps a brand new C-chondrite group.

Don't read too much into the simple "C" classification. This is very
preliminary, and the classification will no doubt gain specificity as
analyses at multiple labs are performed. (This is what Jeff meant
in the "be patient" comment below.) For now, think of "C" as a
placeholder: we know it's a carbonaceous chondrite. ;-) --Rob

-----Original Message-----

From: Jeff Grossman
Sent: 22 May 2012 21:31:47 GMT
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] SUTTER'S MILL in MetBull

For those of you who are disappointed in the classification, be patient. Science sometimes takes time. I'm sure various groups will be refining this in coming days and weeks.

Jeff
Received on Tue 22 May 2012 07:08:42 PM PDT