[meteorite-list] Metachondrite

[lakewind at infionline.net]

I've never Metachondrite I didn't like, poikilitically speaking that is. (a
thousand pardons ;-)
Bob

Original Message:
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From:  bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Date: 29 Jul 2005 16:11:44 UT
To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Metachondrite


Tom inquired:

> what in the heck is a metachondrite?

Ingo responded:

> ... in geology "Meta-" stands for metamorphosis ...


Hi Tom, Ingo, and List,

I think what Tom saw was a compound word: met + achondrite

=> meteorite - achondrite


Best regards,

Bernd

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