Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite Lingo

[Michael Farmer]

Jay Monomict in simple terms, means that the breccia is comprise dof one matrix, ie the same meteorite crushed up. Shock stage is the level of shock that caused the breakup for the breccia, this one is highly shocked as can be seen by the massive fragmentation. Weathering is used on chondrites, and is the level of terrestrial (Earth) alteration of the meteorite. Bensour is 0, which is as fresh as you can get, as in never seen a drop of water, as it is a witnessed fall and picked up immediately. in stat ite Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Haynes To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:41 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite Lingo Hi list,   While reading through various descriptions of meteorites there is always a few things that pop up that are really a foriegn language to me. For instance, for Bensour here are the things I do not quite understand.   Monomict (seen it before but never really understood what it ment) shock stage weathering Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also how does one pronounce enstatite.   Clear Skies & Happy Hunting, Jay Haynes IMCA Member #:6905 www.geocities.com/cdnastronomer/meteorite.html Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list