[meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-21 Thread Shawn Alan
: [meteorite-list] Cassini Captures Ice Queen Helene Next message: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hi all, I am looking for some information in regards to the Division of Meteorites in the currently

Re: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-21 Thread Jim Wooddell
message: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hi all, I am looking for some information in regards to the Division of Meteorites in the currently used classification scheme. It is my understanding

Re: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-21 Thread Zelimir . Gabelica
scheme - DivisionsJim Wooddell jimwooddell at gmail.com Mon Jun 20 20:39:50 EDT 2011 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Cassini Captures Ice Queen Helene Next message: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject

[meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-20 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi all, I am looking for some information in regards to the Division of Meteorites in the currently used classification scheme. It is my understanding that there are currently 3 divisions that all meteorites fall underor at least at one time there were three. Chondrites, Primitive

Re: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-20 Thread Jeff Grossman
I think the Weisberg divisions are by no means in general usage. Meteorite classification is chaotic and there is no standard system. I wrote most of the wikipedia article on this subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite_classification Take a look at the discussion there, which is

Re: [meteorite-list] Currently used classification scheme - Divisions

2011-06-20 Thread Jim Wooddell
Thanks Jeff and Michael! I had not seen David Weir's pageI see some new reading about to happen here! Thank you for that. Quickly scanning over it, I do see some new stuff I have not read before. Jeff, your vote would make the process come full circle, in a way, as I understand the first ever