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Re: Carbonaceous Chondrites?
Peri Craig schrieb:
> Hello All ~
>
> O.K., right at the outset, let me state the obvious unequivocably: I
> am a newbie at Meteoritics. Please be gentle with my ignorance. :-)
Hi, Peri L. (Newbie) Craig ! :-)
> How do you tell the difference between a CI,CM,CV,CO,CK and CR? What
> do you look for? Do I use a microscope? Chemical testing? And what
> about the other Chondrites?
Most of us will open O.R. Norton's book "ROCKS FROM SPACE" to tell the
difference.
> And now for the most obvious question ... is there some sort of
> beginner's
> field book (I'm sure there must be dozens!) that would help to i.d. a
> Chrondite
> (of whichever type) from a stony meteorite? Or anything else for that
> matter?
See above. I personally recommend buying O.R. Norton's book as soon as
possible. It is a "must" for beginners and advanced amateurs as well.
> It truely pains me to sound so ... green ... but right now I honestly
> don't know a "Eucrites from a Chassignite from a Rumuruti Chondrite.
"Green" is a beautiful color, .... errr, right ? :-)
Best wishes from Germany,
Bernd
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