Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-14 Thread Michael Doran via Meteorite-list
Thank you to all who answered.  Your replies were very helpful.   -- Michael Michael Doran Fort Worth, TX On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 11:06:19 PM CDT, Michael Doran wrote: As a newbie, I've come to rely pretty heavily on the Meteoritical Bulletin database for information about particular

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-14 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
: Michael Doran via Meteorite-list To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 13, 2019 10:07 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions As a newbie, I've come to rely pretty heavily on the Meteoritical Bulletin database for information about particular meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-14 Thread ALAN RUBIN via Meteorite-list
When I initially classified Ningqiang, there were no known CKs. We classified it as CV3 because that was the closest group, but we noted that its refractory lithophile element abundances didn't match CV that well. Later, when we defined the CK group, it became obvious that Ningqiang was more like

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Hi Michael, I am sure someone with more expertise will chime in, but I can think of two different things that lead to a meteorite being "reclassified". By "reclassified", I assume you mean being published in the Met Bulletin. This can happen when there is a change in nomenclature or an error was

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-14 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
-Original Message- From: Michael Doran via Meteorite-list To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 13, 2019 10:07 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions As a newbie, I've come to rely pretty heavily on the Meteoritical Bulletin database

[meteorite-list] Meteorite reclassification questions

2019-03-13 Thread Michael Doran via Meteorite-list
As a newbie, I've come to rely pretty heavily on the Meteoritical Bulletin database for information about particular meteorites as well as to look at aggregate data for different types. I've been somewhat surprised to discover that it is not unusual for meteorites to get reclassified and I