Also Brachina, which was originally thought to be a chassignite. aht
Allan H. Treiman Senior Staff Scientist Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX 77058-1113 281-486-2117 281-486-2162 (FAX) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Dunite > On a side note, how many meteorites incorporate dunite as part of their > makeup? The only place I remember hearing about dunite previously was > in Chassigny, since Chassigny is a Martian example of what would be > called a dunite on Earth. Well, dunite, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine, has been reported from: Chassigny (SNC) Dhofar 307 (LUN-A) Dhofar 730 (LUN-A) Mount Padbury (MES) Mincy (MES) [Putorana contains feldspathic dunite] Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
