[meteorite-list] how many lunar/martian meteorites?

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:54:20 -0600
Message-ID: <DDA7A3C3-087C-4557-A91F-A0645D7A9211_at_gilanet.com>

Hello,

And it sold for about 250K a gram at first, or something like that!

Michael
On Sep 5, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Matt Morgan wrote:

> According to this list I count 64 unique lunars. Perhaps Dr. Korotev can provide a better number.
>
> I guess we need to have a definition of "rare", "very rare", "scarce", etc. We are all guilty of using those words and they may mean something different to each of us.
>
> In any case, yes I remember when there was one stinking lunar in private hands. I am glad for all of us they are not "rare" anymore and we can have them as large specimens in our collections.
>
> Matt
>
> Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Pete,
>> Agreed!
>> Howsabout a similar listing of Martians?
>> Anyone?
>> Michael
>>
>> On 9/5/12 2:12 PM, "Pete Pete" <rsvp321 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would be very surprised if there is a more comprehensive Lunar list
>> than at
>>> WUStL:
>>>
>>> http://meteorites.wustl.edu/more_info_lunar.htm
>>> http://meteorites.wustl.edu/more_info_lunar.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:05:50 -0700
>>>> From: mlblood at cox.net
>>>> To: Impactika at aol.com; cojack at tiscali.it;
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] how many lunar/martian meteorites?
>>>>
>>>> Hi Anne,
>>>> It seems you are getting flack for the "not so rare anymore"
>>>> Phraseology, but "Rare" is a relative term so not worth ongoing
>>>> Debate.
>>>> My question is this: Is this "one of our top experts" willing
>>>> To put up a web page listing all these lunars and Martians? If
>>>> Not, would he be willing to email me the list and I will
>>>> Put up a page and happily give him full credit....
>>>> RSVP
>>>> Thanks, Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/5/12 9:20 AM, "Met. Anne Black" <Impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Francesco,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just asked a few days ago, and one of our very top experts told
>> me
>>>>> that there are 67 martians and 85 lunars known so far. And there
>> are at
>>>>> least 2 martians and 1 lunar getting classified.
>>>>> There are not so rare anymore!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anne M. Black
>>>>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>>>>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>>>> Vice-President of IMCA
>>>>> www.IMCA.cc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Francesco Moser <cojack at tiscali.it>
>>>>> To: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wed, Sep 5, 2012 3:39 am
>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] how many lunar/martian meteorites?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello!
>>>>> Could someone tell me how many different lunar and martian
>> meteorites
>>>>> are
>>>>> now recognized?
>>>>>
>>>>>> From the MetBul:
>>>>> Lunar #155
>>>>> Martian #106
>>>>> And without the pairings???
>>>>>
>>>>> For example: there are 6 number from DaG ... but really there are
>> only
>>>>> 2different lunar meteorites!
>>>>> http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites_list_alpha.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids
>>>>>
>> =&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=Lunar+
>>>>> met
>>>>> eorites&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=1
>>>>>
>> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?sea=%2A&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&val
>>>>>
>> ids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=Mar
>>>>> tia
>>>>>
>> n+meteorites&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=1
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> Francesco!
>>>>> IMCA #1510
>>>>>
>>>>> PS: The Norbert Classen web site could give me an answer to my
>> question
>>>>> but
>>>>> seem to be down :(
>>>>> http://www.meteoris.de
>>>>> http://www.meteoris.de/luna/list.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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