[meteorite-list] Need help naming new group

From: fcressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:40 2004
Message-ID: <000f01c3355b$d4d60e00$34721e43_at_pavilion>

Just a quick note on this earlier post. If Chladnite should be accepted by
the Nom. Comm. then the Vesta meteorites could become known as the "CHED"
group; just a few letters away from becoming a real "cheesy" group. ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: fcressy <fcressy_at_prodigy.net>
To: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>;
MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Need help naming new group


> Hello Mark, Adam and all,
>
> At one time Diogenites were known as Chladnites so I have to agree with
Mark
> here, but I think Norton already beat him to it. In "The Cambridge
> Encyclopedia of Meteorites" page 153, Norton states, "It seems a shame
that
> Diogenes was selected over Chladni for the honor of having named after him
> these rare meteorites" (referring to diogenites). As Mark suggested, I
also
> agree that Chladni should have the honor of the even rarer "Olivine
> Diogenite" meteorites named after him.
>
> Mark wrote:
> >Ernst Florenz Friedrich Chladni was the first person to propose
>meteorites
> and fireballs were related and the to suggest they >were bodies from
space,
> so with that in mind. I will suggest >Chladnite.
>
> Incidently, Norton states that Chaldni was the first to DEMONSTRATE that
> meteorites came from beyond Earth's atmosphere whereas Diogenes is given
> credit for SUGGESTING meteorites came from space.
>
> My two cents,
> Frank
>
> P.S. If any one wants to purchase some Masonite, I can come up with some.
> Not clear yet if I should sell it by the gram or by the board-foot. ;-)
>
Received on Wed 18 Jun 2003 01:38:20 AM PDT