[meteorite-list] Whole individual

List, Back to the whole individual question. Really fresh specimens can be confusing at a glance. Many appear to be fragments with fresh exposed matrix, exposed as if they broke on impact with a hard surface. After a second look I see the light matrix from the exposed face frosted over the

[meteorite-list] Whole individual

Hi all, What is the exact definition of a whole individual? Is it considered whole as long as it hasn't been altered by man? To me any stone that was found is a whole individual or at least an indivdual even though it may have fragmented in flight. What are the parameters? Thanks, Bill

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Hi all, What is the exact definition of a whole individual? Is it considered whole as long as it hasn't been altered by man? To me any stone that was found is a whole individual or at least an indivdual even though it may have fragmented in flight. What are the parameters? Thanks, Bill Good

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PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Marcin Cimala Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1. März 2006 20:42 An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Whole individual Hi all, What is the exact definition of a whole individual? Is it considered whole as long as it hasn't been

Re:[meteorite-list] Whole individual

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Re: [meteorite-list] Whole individual

Hi Listees.. I consider an individual to be the meteoroid body that traversed the atmosphere for long enough to create crust and sculpt the surface with flight markings, flow lines, rounded edges etc. A fragment is a broken part of an individual. The fragmentation can happen as a result of