Hi Jeff, Thanks for the clarification. I recall hearing something not long ago about a type that would no longer be accepted for publication in the Bulletin. What type was that? Or, did I completely remember that wrong?
Best regards, MikeG -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ------------------------------------------------------------- On 9/3/12, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > No, olivine diogenite is a classification that is accepted for the Met > Bull, and there are several in press in MB100. > > I remind everybody that there is no such thing as "official nomenclature > [of meteorite classifications]." The nomcom tends to be conservative, > and generally does not start adopting new kinds of classifications until > they come into use in the literature, beyond the original proposer's > work. But nomcom does not vote to certify new terms, or anything of the > sort. Nobody does. > > Jeff > > On 9/3/2012 12:19 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: >> Hi Mendy, >> >> Here is a type list and collecting guide I put together, drawing >> largely on David Weir's authoritative website - >> http://www.galactic-stone.com/pages/types >> >> There are a couple of types that are almost impossible to find on the >> collector market, like Kakangari. There are also some types that are >> not commonly agreed upon, or are no longer approved as official >> nomenclature, like Olivine Diogenite. If I recall correctly, this is >> a type that is no longer being accepted for approval and they are now >> lumped in with the rest of the diogenites. And speaking of which, >> there are sub-types that are difficult to acquire, but are not >> official types, like Noritic Diogenite. >> >> Building a complete type collection is a daunting task that many >> collectors eventually abandon, but it's still a worthy goal. :) >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> > > ______________________________________________ > > 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
