[meteorite-list] meteorite Lingo

2002-05-10 Thread Matson, Robert 



Hi 
All,
 
Jay 
Haynes was curious about the definition of "monomict" (as in
monomict breccia).  As you might guess, mono- 
means "one", so
a 
monomict breccia is made up of one busted-up rock.  A 
polymict
breccia is thus made up of pieces from more than one 
source
rock.
 
> 
Also how does one pronounce enstatite.
 
Emphasis is on the first syllable, with a lesser accent 
on the
third 
syllable:
 
en' - 
stuh - tight'
 
Cheers,
Rob

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite Lingo

2002-05-10 Thread Michael Farmer 



Jay
Monomict in simple terms, means that the breccia is 
comprise dof one matrix, ie the same meteorite crushed up. Shock stage is the 
level of shock that caused the breakup for the breccia, this one is highly 
shocked as can be seen by the massive fragmentation. Weathering is used on 
chondrites, and is the level of terrestrial (Earth) alteration of the meteorite. 
Bensour is 0, which is as fresh as you can get, as in never seen a drop of 
water, as it is a witnessed fall and picked up immediately. 
in stat ite
Mike Farmer

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  Hi list,
   
  While reading through various descriptions of meteorites there is always a 
  few things that pop up that are really a foriegn language to me. For 
  instance, for Bensour here are the things I do not quite understand.
   
  Monomict (seen it before but never really understood what it ment)
  shock stage
  weathering
  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also how does one pronounce 
  enstatite.
   
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[meteorite-list] meteorite Lingo

2002-05-10 Thread Jay Haynes 


Hi list,
 
While reading through various descriptions of meteorites there is always a few things that pop up that are really a foriegn language to me. For instance, for Bensour here are the things I do not quite understand.
 
Monomict (seen it before but never really understood what it ment)
shock stage
weathering
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also how does one pronounce enstatite.
 
Clear Skies & Happy Hunting,

Jay Haynes

IMCA Member #:6905

www.geocities.com/cdnastronomer/meteorite.html


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