Hi List, Has anyone ever put together a hardness list for meteorites in relation to the Mohs scale?
I know that irons, stony-irons, friable types (some achondrites, LL's) will vary greatly in hardness. But what I am curious about is stony type meteorites, specifically the chondrite family. For example, let's take the "typical" H5 chondrite - one of the most common of all meteorite types. Where does the H5 fall on the Mohs hardness scale? Up until the time I started cutting and polishing meteorites, I assumed that an L5 would be "softer" than an H5. But, I have run across some L-chondrites that are very very hard and require the same amount of sanding/polishing work as some H-chondrites. I am assuming this is because of the individual mineral compositions of the meteorites in questions, and not so much the petrologic type. So am I right to assume that stony meteorite hardness is not dictated solely by iron content? Best regards, Mike Gilmer -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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
