Hi Norm, Right. I thought polymict breccias conisted of samples from different rocks cemented together (i.e., external sources).
-Walter --------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm Lehrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "met list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's? > All, > > Maybe someone can elucidate on the terms specifically > as they are used in meteorites, but in geology > "polymict" implies varied clast composition ("poly" = > many), while "xenolith" (= foreign rock), implies > clasts from an external source. > > Cheers, > Norm > (http://tektitesource.com) > > --- Walter Branch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What is the difference between a polymict breccia > > and xenolithic breccia? > > > > -Walter Branch > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Darren Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "met list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's? > > > > > > On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:28:34 -0700, "Tom Knudson" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Hello good people of the list!!! Sure is slow > > today!!! So, what is a > > >xenolithic breccia? What meteorites are considered > > a xenolithic breccia? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenolith > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breccia > > > > > > >On Google, I only find Ghubara, but that can't be > > the only one. > > > > One of my favorites was just mentioned a few days > > back-- NWA 3119 > > > > http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/nwa3119.html > > > > and my much more modest piece > > > > > http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/nwa3119_both.jpg > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list