Just a quick note on this earlier post. If Chladnite should be accepted by the Nom. Comm. then the Vesta meteorites could become known as the "CHED" group; just a few letters away from becoming a real "cheesy" group. ;-)
----- Original Message ----- From: fcressy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; MARK BOSTICK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Need help naming new group > Hello Mark, Adam and all, > > At one time Diogenites were known as Chladnites so I have to agree with Mark > here, but I think Norton already beat him to it. In "The Cambridge > Encyclopedia of Meteorites" page 153, Norton states, "It seems a shame that > Diogenes was selected over Chladni for the honor of having named after him > these rare meteorites" (referring to diogenites). As Mark suggested, I also > agree that Chladni should have the honor of the even rarer "Olivine > Diogenite" meteorites named after him. > > Mark wrote: > >Ernst Florenz Friedrich Chladni was the first person to propose >meteorites > and fireballs were related and the to suggest they >were bodies from space, > so with that in mind. I will suggest >Chladnite. > > Incidently, Norton states that Chaldni was the first to DEMONSTRATE that > meteorites came from beyond Earth's atmosphere whereas Diogenes is given > credit for SUGGESTING meteorites came from space. > > My two cents, > Frank > > P.S. If any one wants to purchase some Masonite, I can come up with some. > Not clear yet if I should sell it by the gram or by the board-foot. ;-) > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
