[meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:30:38 +0000
Message-ID: <BAY121-F38B463F052B9EC0224B52CF0BE0_at_phx.gbl>

>Tom wrote:
>
> >Isn't this the first fossil meteorite open to the collector market?
>
>Since the new category of relict (or fossil) meteorites was adopted by
>the Nomenclature Committee only this past October, I would imagine there
>are likely other relict meteorites in our collections which have not
>been so designated. The definition requires that more than 95% of a
>meteorite has been replaced by secondary phases since its fall. The
>meteorite Mills comes to mind as a possibility, but maybe its not quite
>there yet.

what about lake murray? wasnt that dug out from solid limestone 100ft deep
or so?

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Received on Sat 06 Jan 2007 04:30:38 PM PST