[meteorite-list] Main Mass Status
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004 Message-ID: <BAD7FD59.63F8%mlblood_at_cox.net> > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3134717273_3600802_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Steve, I concur that the largest intact stone (or iron) AT THE TIME OF THE FALL is the main mass. However, if it gets cut up, you now have pieces of the main mass - and the largest is "the largest remaining piece of the main mass." The next largest stone (or iron) of the fall becomes the largest mass now intact, but will never be "the main mass." The largest specimen AT THE TIME OF THE FALL is and always will be "the main mass." You can't go reassigning the statuses of specimens based on the main mass being broken or sliced up. (note, if the largest stone of a fall breaks on impact and a whole stone exists that is larger than any of the surviving pieces, the intact stone is the main mass - if the largest piece is larger than any other whole stone, IT is the main mass. Remember, it is not a meteorite until it comes to rest on terra firma - and let's not get into landing on boats and the like!) While some could say this is all my opinion, the fact is, this is all rooted firmly in logic. (at least THAT'S my opinion....so, it goes on & on, doesn't it?) Best wishes, Michael on 5/2/03 6:58 AM, MeteorHntr_at_aol.com at MeteorHntr@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 5/1/03 8:34:53 PM Central Daylight Time, adamhupe_at_attbi.com writes: This means that the Garza stone is currently the Park Forest Main Mass. Hello Guys, Seeing the term "main mass" used by Nininger (and others) historically, I always thought the "main mass" was the largest remaining intact portion. So if you has a 1,000g single stone from a fall, and you cut 3/4 of it into slices leaving one 250g end piece, that end piece would be the "main mass" no matter how small it might be. With the Garza's Stone broken (upon impact or otherwise), and the Jones' Stone being the largest intact specimen now, I would logically say the Jones' is the "main mass" now. And if the Jones' stone ever gets cut, leaving the larger portion of the Garza's stone to then be larger than the biggest intact Garza specimen, it would become the new "main mass." Is there an official terminology out there? Steve Arnold "We have them surrounded in their tanks" ...Bagdad Bob -- Worth Seeing: - Earth at night from satellite: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg - Interactive Lady Liberty: http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm - Earth - variety of choices: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html -- Panoramic view of Meteor Crater: http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Met eorCraterRimL.html -- Cool Calendar & Clock: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html -- Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ --MS_Mac_OE_3134717273_3600802_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Main Mass Status</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Hi Steve,<BR> I concur that the largest intact= stone (or iron) AT THE TIME OF <BR> THE FALL is the main mass. However, if it gets cut up, you now have pieces = <BR> of the main mass - and the largest is "the largest remaining piece of = the<BR> main mass." The next largest stone (or iron) of the fall becomes the <= BR> largest mass now intact, but will never be "the main mass." The l= argest<BR> specimen AT THE TIME OF THE FALL is and always will be "the main mass.= "<BR> You can't go reassigning the sta= tuses of specimens based on the <BR> main mass being broken or sliced up. (note, if the largest stone of a<BR> fall breaks on impact and a whole stone exists that is larger than any<BR> of the surviving pieces, the intact stone is the main mass - if the largest= <BR> piece is larger than any other whole stone, IT is the main mass. <BR> Remember, it is not a meteorite until it comes to rest on terra firma - and= <BR> let's not get into landing on boats and the like!) <BR> While some could say this is all= my opinion, the fact is, this is all <BR> rooted firmly in logic. (at least THAT'S my opinion....so, it goes on<BR> & on, doesn't it?) <BR> Best wishes, Michael<BR> <BR> <BR> on 5/2/03 6:58 AM, MeteorHntr_at_aol.com at MeteorHntr@aol.com wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2">In a message dated 5/1/03 8:34:53 PM Central Day= light Time, adamhupe_at_attbi.com writes: <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2">This means that the Garza stone is curren= tly the Park Forest Main Mass. <BR> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><BR> <BR> Hello Guys, <BR> <BR> Seeing the term "main mass" used by Nininger (and others) histori= cally, I always thought the "main mass" was the largest remaining = intact portion. So if you has a 1,000g single stone from a fall, and y= ou cut 3/4 of it into slices leaving one 250g end piece, that end piece woul= d be the "main mass" no matter how small it might be. <BR> <BR> With the Garza's Stone broken (upon impact or otherwise), and the Jones' St= one being the largest intact specimen now, I would logically say the Jones' = is the "main mass" now. And if the Jones' stone ever gets cut, lea= ving the larger portion of the Garza's stone to then be larger than the bigg= est intact Garza specimen, it would become the new "main mass." <B= R> <BR> Is there an official terminology out there? <BR> <BR> Steve Arnold <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> "We have them surrounded in their tanks"<BR> ...Bagdad Bob<BR> --<BR> Worth Seeing:<BR> - Earth at night from satellite:<BR> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg<BR> - Interactive Lady Liberty:<BR> http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm<BR> - Earth - variety of choices:<BR> http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html <BR> --<BR> Panoramic view of Meteor Crater:<BR> http://www.virtualguidebooks.com/Arizona/GrandCanyonRoute66/MeteorCrater/Me= teorCraterRimL.html<BR> --<BR> Cool Calendar & Clock:<BR> http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html<BR> --<BR> Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at:<BR> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/<BR> <BR> <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --MS_Mac_OE_3134717273_3600802_MIME_Part--Received on Fri 02 May 2003 01:47:53 PM PDT |
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