Re: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL?

2007-12-02 Thread Norbert Classen
Hi All, Here's an interesting link to a scientific draft about "fossil meteorites": http://epsc.wustl.edu/~visscher/research/fossil_files/frame.htm (It works best for IE, and doesn't display correctly in Firefox, for some obscure reasons.) The author tries to come up with a definition for "f

Re: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL?

2007-12-02 Thread Jeff Grossman
It seems to me that there are at least four or five different things that people may be trying to describe using various terms, including "fossil" and "paleo". 1) The original minerals in a meteorite may be partially or completely converted to terrestrial minerals on earth. 2) During alterati

Re: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL?

2007-12-02 Thread mexicodoug
ing system in place for Al Haggounia? LOFL, Doug - Original Message - From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "dean bessey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSI

Re: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL?

2007-12-01 Thread Sterling K. Webb
TED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL? I dont want to get involved in the thread about what the classification is (I will be pretty happy no matter what the proposed options are) but can somebody explain to me why

[meteorite-list] The EL3/Aubrite/whatever - Why FOSSIL?

2007-12-01 Thread dean bessey
I dont want to get involved in the thread about what the classification is (I will be pretty happy no matter what the proposed options are) but can somebody explain to me why its called a "Fossil" meteorite? I realize that the term "fossil" can be loosely used to describe pretty much any old stuff