The meteorite is an IMB. These nodules being harder than the matrix were separated into individuals when the meteorite exploded. They are like thousands of Cat Mountains. Michael Farmer
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 6:41 AM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > We keep hearing about the "IMB nodules" that have been recovered - > these have an all-black lithology with no chondrules, shock veins, or > grey matrix material. > > However, these nodules were not created on impact. Had there been > such an impact, we would have a visible crater and the nodules would > be located in a radius directly adjacent to the crater amidst the > ejecta. Instead, these nodules were apparently created during the > fragmentation events that took place while the body was still in > atmospheric flight. > > If this is true, shouldn't these nodules be called "shock melt" and > not "impact melt" ? > > Is there any distinction in the official nomenclature between an > impact melt and a shock melt? > > Is it correct to continue using IMB in reference to these Chelyabinsk > specimens? > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > ------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
