In a message dated 11/12/2004 3:54:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The slash means the person could not tell, or, sometimes, that the meteorite is transitional.
Hi Jeff Thanks for clearing that up. Obviously shows I have never classified a meteorite. I was getting my definition from the Introduction to each Meteoritical Bulletin. It says "For chondritic groups, petrologic types, shock stages and weathering grades, slashes (e.g. H5/6) indicate transitional assignments." Maybe the official definition could be slightly changed to reflect the fudge factor. :) You mentioned that some times a person cannot tell if it is one classification or another so end up using the slash. I can understand how this is possible over a range of two grades. But do you believe that this is possible/acceptable over 3 or more grades such as H4/6? Mike Mike Jensen IMCA 4264 Bill Jensen IMCA 2359 Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 303-337-4361 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
