[meteorite-list] Dunite meteorites?

From: Carl Agee <agee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:37:19 -0600
Message-ID: <CADYrzhowGNdLYZ8ywOzhSTDHekrdLDJ_-VQMQqawcwo_OxARcQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

The brachinite dunite is Northwest Africa 7904.

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On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Carl Agee <agee at unm.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Jack,
> But there are dunite meteorites! I just classified a brachinite that is a
> dunite. Also the martian "C" in SNC is for the dunite Chassigny. Most PACs
> are olivine rich and some are dunites with 90% or more olivine.
>
> Carl Agee
>
> On Jul 24, 2013 10:55 AM, "jack satkoski" <jackoski at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Wondering why no predominately olivine or dunite meteorites exist? Does
>> this have something to do with proto planet size and crustal evolution?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jack Satkoski
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Received on Wed 24 Jul 2013 04:37:19 PM PDT