Chris wrote: "I put mine on my computer alphabetically." Hi Chris, Dennis, and List,
Just like Chris, I put my meteorites in my computer databases alphabetically: Name, type, weight, dimensions, description [which includes shock and weathering degrees, total known weight descriptive details (slice, part slice, thin section, personal descriptive notes, special features, Met.Bull. info, etc.), provenance/source], price (in my case Euro currency). Here's an example: Allende (01)*, CV3.2, 161.3 gr, 6.7x4.7x3.7 cm, individual with 50 % crust and numerous small chondrules protruding through the matrix and coated with a thin layer of secondary fusion crust. Purchased from...** Belongs to the oxidized subgroup: high magnetite/metal ratio in its chondrules and high Ni content of its metal in chondrules and inclusions. The dominant sulfide phase is pentlandite. Price: ...** * (01) = no. 1 of 10 Allende specimens in my collection ** Source and price omitted in this post for obvious reasons. Of course, I also take pictures of my meteorites and my thin sections and add pertinent info (see: online Encyclopedia of Meteorites for some examples). A selection of the above-mentioned details is also to be found on the labels that I glue onto the dividers of my collection boxes. Here's a thin section example (database entry): Gold Basin-d (16a), L4-6; br., thin section "d" from one of ...'s and ...'s finds. Gift from .. Forsteritic chondrule measures 1.8 x 1.7 mm. Polysomatic chondrule with several sets of parallel olivine bars displays triangular orientation and measures 2.6 x 2.0 mm. A large elongated POP "aggregate" consists of abundant small crystals and measures approximately 3.4 x 2.0 mm. Large vivid purplish blue olivine crystal (0.8 x 0.7 mm) is in direct contact with an orange-yellow pyroxene crystal (0.7 x 0.5 mm). And, again, a photo (or photos) also exist. Best wishes, Bernd ______________________________________________ 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
