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[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Farmer
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:54 AM
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Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Jeff Grossman
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass list?
Thanks to those who chimed in.
I agree that it's not a scientifically useful stat to keep track of, but
many people have asked for trivial info about meteorites before, and they
will cont
Behalf Of Jeff
Grossman
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass list?
None of this is something I want to track in the MB Database. It would
be too difficult and time-consuming to track an ever-cha
all. I
suppose a scenario of a boulder splitting into two equal pieces would
screw that up too, but then we could drop some fancier names to
describe that 'degenerate' case.
Just sounding off
Kindest wishes
Doug
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From: Jeff Grossman
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ting into two equal pieces would screw that
up too, but then we could drop some fancier names to describe that
'degenerate' case.
Just sounding off
Kindest wishes
Doug
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From: Jeff Grossman
To: meteorite-list
Sent: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 11:33 am
Subject: Re: [mete
It should be the largest remaining piece of a known meteorite,
certainly not a complicated issue.
Michael Farmer
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On Jan 24, 2012, at 9:43 AM, wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
> I have always used your definition. Unfortunately the term “main mass” has
> become a marketing term meaning
Hi Jeff,
I have always used your definition. Unfortunately the term “main mass” has
become a marketing term meaning “the largest know sample”
Thanks,
Peter Scherff
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Me
A main mass list? Heck, there isn't even a "main mass" definition
everybody agrees on! Here's mine:
"An individual stone/iron or piece of an individual stone/iron that
comprises the majority (> 50%) of the known mass of a named meteorite."
Jeff
On 1/24/2012 10:08 AM, Bob Loeffler wrote:
Hi
photos of this mass on his website.
He does have an extremely nice specimen with a lot of history.
All the best,
Frank
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From: Bob Loeffler
To: Meteorite List
Sent: Tue, January 24, 2012 7:08:01 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Is there a Main Mass list?
Hi list
Hi list,
After looking at Jim Stropes photos of the New Concord main mass (Rocks
from Space Picture of the Day a couple days ago) that he got in a trade with
ASU (my alma mater; Go Sun Devils!), I thought of a question:
Who has the most main masses in their collection? Of course, I thought of
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