ok.. I have Bencubbin.. Weatherford. and HaH 237... what is the classification now? I thought they were Bencubbinites
Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernd Pauli HD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "wrecks463" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Just curious > Rex wondered: > > > The Cambridge EOM says that this is a meso- > > siderite while this guy on ebay says it is > > a metal-rich carbonaceous chondrite? > > Michael Farmer responded: > > > It is a Bencubbinite, VERY rare carbonaceous metal-rich > > chondrite. Unlike any other meteorite, small balls of metal. > > Rex, which part/page/chapter of the CEM are you referring to? > On page 159, Fig.8.19, O.R. Norton says that Bencubbin, not > Gujba (!), is a mesosiderite from Western Australia, but he > also cautions: "This anomalous meteorite may be a new class > of mesosiderite". The first descriptions of Gujba in 1988 also > classified it as a mesosiderite [ISLAM M.R., OSTAFICZUK S. > (1988) The Gujba mesosiderite: its petrology, mineralogy and > impact (Annals of Borno 5, 110-124)] but in 2001, Bencubbin, > Gujba, HaH 237, QUE 94411, QUE 94627 and Weatherford were > assigned a new, separate group: > > WEISBERG M.K. et al. (2001) A new metal-rich chondrite > grouplet - CB chondrites (MAPS 36-3, 2001, pp. 401-418). > > Best regards and > a Happy New Year > to All of Us, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
