Speaking of Cat Mountain again, again...I forgot one more name for the new group.
Arnoldnolite ...establishing the HEAD Group JD > Dave wrote: > > Perhaps just as a slightly "cleaner" version, might using > "HED-group peridotite" rather than "HED-clan peridotite" be > a bit better? > > > From my understanding you would say clan. Like eucrites are a clan, and within > eucrites you have several groups or different types of eucrites, such as > Polymict Eucrite or Unbrecciated Eucrite. Given a few more finds (or more > study?), the different Peridotites would receive groups names. It should be > noted that nobody calls eucrites, "HED-group eucrites", so would not the name, > if decided upon, just be "Peridotite", or should the HED-group part be carried > to not confuse people with an earth peridot? > > Personally, I still like the thought of using historical names for clans, and > then the more scientific words added to define the groups. I do however see > logic in using names that are easy to recognize for the average geologist. > > Mark Bostick > www.MeteoriteArticles.com > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
