The brachinite dunite is Northwest Africa 7904. ************************************* Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
Tel: (505) 750-7172 Fax: (505) 277-3577 Email: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Carl Agee <a...@unm.edu> wrote: > > Hi Jack, > But there are dunite meteorites! I just classified a brachinite that is a > dunite. Also the martian "C" in SNC is for the dunite Chassigny. Most PACs > are olivine rich and some are dunites with 90% or more olivine. > > Carl Agee > > On Jul 24, 2013 10:55 AM, "jack satkoski" <jacko...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Wondering why no predominately olivine or dunite meteorites exist? Does >> this have something to do with proto planet size and crustal evolution? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jack Satkoski >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
