Matt makes a very good point here. Looking at a map of the meteorites found in Texas, particularly the Lubbock Super Cluster, you don't need a very active imagination to figure that there are probably lots of meteorite pairings there. Most of those meteorites were classified several decades ago when the process wasn't nearly as detailed as it is now. Figure in the lack of a system of checks and balances and a detailed system of records that we now have available on the Internet and you might find there are a lot of Texas meteorites that really are paired. The shock differences between Spade and Estacado might prove to be definitive enough to preclude pair. Time will tell. Both of these "common chondrites" are actually quite uncommon so I'm sure someone will do the necessary work to find out if these two are unique or are really twins separated at birth.
110F in Phoenix today,
John
At 01:38 PM 9/3/03 -0600, Matt Morgan wrote:
From what I have seen, the shock characteristics are much different between Spade and Estacado. Remember that area of Texas is literally LOADED with meteorites. So there could be MANY pairings.
Matt Morgan
Mile High Meteorites
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Tom aka James Knudson wrote:
Hi list, Ryan wrote, " It would have to be a very large strewn field considering the fact that Spade is approx. 35 miles to the northwest of Estacado."
Then Howard wrote;
"It is not too outragous to think once in a while that a piece of a incoming meteorite will skip like a stone and fall a little further out of place than your standerd buckshot distribution model would allow."
From what I understand, A meteorite is named after the closest post office. If Spade is a town, and the meteorite was found 15 miles out of town and The Estacado meteorite was found 15 miles out of town, that could make a strewn field of 5 miles, not at all uncommon.
Thanks, Tom
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It is not too outragous to think once in a while that a piece of a incoming meteorite will skip like a stone and fall a little further out of place than your standerd buckshot distribution model would allow.
Howard Wu
Tom aka James Knudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I would guess if the two are only 35 miles apart that they are the same meteorite. I think it is time to hunt between the two!!! Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: RYAN PAWELSKI To: Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:10 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: Spade Versus Estacado
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