Alan Rubin kindly wrote: "The literature of the past is littered with group names such as grahamites* and others I've forgotten because they fell out of use."
Tschermak G. (1885) Die mikroskopische Beschaffenheit der Meteoriten (Stuttgart E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, E. Koch, 23 pp.). English Translation: The Microscopic Properties of Meteorites, Vol. 4, No. 6 (Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics, Washington, D.C., 1964). Translation by J.A. Wood and E.M. Wood - grahamites (Vaca Muerta was a grahamite for Tschermak)* - bustites = aubrites - chladnites (only Bishopville at Tschermak's time but Bishopville is an aubrite!) - amphoterites = LL chondrites - chassignites = Martian meteorites - shalkites: proposed by Rose for the mixture of bronzite and olivine Best regards, Bernd ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

