[meteorite-list] Classification of Chondrites

From: Fred Olsen <debfred_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:24 2004
Message-ID: <005b01c1ddbb$72b3e6a0$0e02560c_at_fred>

Hello List,
I have just been pondering the meaning of chondrules on this beautiful
spring day. What are the criteria for determining the amount of change to
chondrules and determining their ranking from 2 through 7? Is it totally
subjective? Do these rankings ever get changed? What is more important;
the chondrule / matrix boundary, or the total number of chondrules per
square inch? When you look at a picture of L5 Cole Creek in CEM you could
say that it looks cleaner and less altered than a Gold basin or some other
L4. Regards, Fred
Received on Sat 06 Apr 2002 05:35:56 PM PST