Michael, You indicate here that the Bensour main mass is 9.2 kg, but that it is broken into three pieces. Which of the three pieces is the main mass, and how big is it?
http://www.meteoriteguy.com/bensour-hunt.htm Truly a spectacular meteorite, by the way! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:54 AM To: <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]; Jeff Grossman Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass list? It should be the largest remaining piece of a known meteorite, certainly not a complicated issue. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Jan 24, 2012, at 9:43 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > I have always used your definition. Unfortunately the term "main mass" has become a marketing term meaning "the largest know sample" > > Thanks, > > Peter Scherff > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
