Karoonda is very fragile, and I would say that Tagish Lake and Orguiel are by far the most fragil meteorites known. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles R. Viau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Meteorite Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:39 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Karoonda - what a fragile thing it is.
> I recently purchased a .1g piece of Karoonda, (a CC of type CK4) to > replace a similar size piece that I destroyed last week by merely > showing it to someone. I had it in a glass top sample can, mounted on > cotton. I removed the lid and we placed it under the scope. When > finished, I pressed the lid back on.. and smoosh... it turned into > thousands of little Karoonda's. I had no idea it was this fragile. The > question here is (3 parts) 1.How could the main mass ever survive a > journey through the atmosphere let alone the impact on earth? (2)Has a > parent body for this material been suggested? (3)What is the most > fragile meteorite known? > > Thanks in advance for an answer to any or all, > CharlyV > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
