Re: [meteorite-list] Need help naming new group

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello Adam, Greg and list,   Ernst Florenz Friedrich Chladni was the first person to propose meteorites and fireballs were related and the to suggest they were bodies from space, so with that in mind.  I will suggest Chladnite.   Two people that have done a lot for meteorites in the last thirty years would be Brian Mason or John Wasson.  This would give us Masonite or Wassonite.  Brian Mason would be the better choice here because of his work at chondrite classification.   Now if we were looking for federal funding for meteorites.....Bushite might be a way to go.  That doesn't really ring well.   And of course, if you wanted to use Bostickite, I would be honored.  (Just kidding.)   Thanks for the thought provoking e-mail.   Mark Bostick www.MeteoriteArticles.com         ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Hupe Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Need help naming new group   Dear List Members, It is our pleasure to announce NWA 1877, (provisional) the second so-called "Olivine Diogenite" in private hands.  This makes number five including the three Antarctic finds.  The significance of it being number five is that it now qualifies to be promoted to main group status if approved by the Nomenclature Committee.  Scientists who are working on it agree that this ultra-rare class is suited in every way for a new full-blown group and are willing to propose this new group.  Since O-Isotopes place this from the same parent body as the HED group, naming this new group would be a history-making event.  A main group has never been added to the HED assemblage, only subgroups. This is not paired with NWA 1459, which was found in Iriqui and only weighed 49 grams.  Weighing in at 312 grams, NWA 1877, (provisional) is the most olivine-rich yet found with ~50% of this mineral.  The scientists who are working on it suggested coming up with a new name for this group since Diogenite, by definition, does not accurately describe this type of meteorite.  The name "Olivine Diogenite" was coined by scientists working on the Antarctic finds for lack of a better term at the time.   If these five were from Earth they would be called "Harzburgitic Peridotites" but you cannot use terrestrial terms to name meteorite types.  This is where the List may be able to help.  Scientists suggested that the meteoritic community, meaning the List, come up with a name for this group. We do not know what to call this proposed new group since none of them are from witnessed falls.   It was suggested that it be named in honor of some famous pioneer in the field of meteoritics or some closely related discipline.  We are open to suggestions and know that List members can be very creative.  Who knows? you may be able to become a part of history by coming up with a suitable name. In case you have not guessed this will be the weekly rare material announcement but with some added flare because it is something anyone could get involved in if they wished.   If you come up with a suitable name we will send you a 1-gram plus specimen free of charge. Wishing everybody the very best, Adam and Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection IMCA 2185 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list