[meteorite-list] Karoonda - what a fragile thing it is.

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:31 2004
Message-ID: <004101c35ef2$595ba260$4930ef42_at_S0031628003>

Karoonda is very fragile, and I would say that Tagish Lake and Orguiel are
by far the most fragil meteorites known.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles R. Viau" <cviau_at_beld.net>
To: "'Meteorite Mailing List'" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:39 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Karoonda - what a fragile thing it is.


> I recently purchased a .1g piece of Karoonda, (a CC of type CK4) to
> replace a similar size piece that I destroyed last week by merely
> showing it to someone. I had it in a glass top sample can, mounted on
> cotton. I removed the lid and we placed it under the scope. When
> finished, I pressed the lid back on.. and smoosh... it turned into
> thousands of little Karoonda's. I had no idea it was this fragile. The
> question here is (3 parts) 1.How could the main mass ever survive a
> journey through the atmosphere let alone the impact on earth? (2)Has a
> parent body for this material been suggested? (3)What is the most
> fragile meteorite known?
>
> Thanks in advance for an answer to any or all,
> CharlyV
>
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