Hi, >Time will tell if it catches on.
I suppose it will, because to list these stones as Achondrite-ungr or Achondrite-prim. is very unspecific (and as far as I can rate it as a sheer layman, also sometimes somewhat misleading), while the metachondrite concept is very coherent. Of course it can take some time. (If you remember e.g. that the Bulletin still has with the lunaites only the very coarse discrimination in LUN-A and LUN-B, as we would still be in the time, where there were only the 2 DaGs and NWA 032.) Btw. these new results and that interesting topic about the additional 7ers/chondritic PACs/Metachondrites came on the table or was incited, as far as I can see, only and solely by means of newly found stones from the hot deserts. Hence another perfect example, why all, also in the MetSoc, should take care for keeping the deserts open. It helps a lot! Best! Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Jeff Grossman Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. Oktober 2010 15:02 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] metachondrite This is a term coined by Ted Bunch and Tony Irving, but to my knowledge there is no peer-reviewed publication defining the term. You'll find the definition in an AGU and a MetSoc abstract: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2005/pdf/5218.pdf http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006AGUFM.P51E1246B The term is not in widespread use and has not been used in the Meteoritical Bulletin. Time will tell if it catches on. Jeff ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
