[meteorite-list] Beginner Questions on Meteorite Classification

From: Starbits_at_aol.com <Starbits_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:20 2004
Message-ID: <174.dd2b034.2aa5031c_at_aol.com>

In a message dated 9/2/2002 6:34:59 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
mmorawski_at_rcn.com writes:

<< Last question if I wanted to learn more about the technical side of the
 hobby, what would be good reading material on or off line. I am looking to
 go alot deeper than Norton. >>

    The best technical book is "Planetary Materials", J.J. Papike editor.
It is published by the Mineralogical Society of America and is Volume 36 of
Reviews in Mineralogy. It can be ordered directly from the Mineralogical
Society <http://www.minsocam.org>.

    It is a compliation based on research papers through 1998. Its chapters
cover: Planetary sample suite and environments of origin, interplanetary
dust particles, chondrites, non-chondritic meteorites from asteroidal bodies,
lunar, martian, and comparitive planetary minerology. It can be very
technical and understanding much of it requires some scientific background.
However it is not always necessary to understand everything in order to learn
something. There is a wealth of information in one book and for a book this
technical it is still relatively recent. So if you want "to go a lot deeper
than Norton" this book will get you there in a hurry.

Eric Olson
http://www.star-bits.com
Received on Mon 02 Sep 2002 02:08:28 PM PDT