[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

Fred Caillou Noir fred at caillou-noir.com
Wed Aug 30 18:17:16 EDT 2006


Thanks Bernd, I'm one of those who were wondering!
Kind regards
Fred
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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification


> Jeff Grossman kindly wrote to Mike Farmer:
> 
> "Petrologically, Moss is a CO3. It contains chondrules, CAIs, AOIs, and
> metal/sulfide grains in the appropriate size range ... The distribution
> of chondrule types is typical for a CO3".
> 
> Just in case list members have been asking themselves what
> AOIs are. If I am not mistaken this is an acronym for:
> 
> A-moeboid
> O-livine
> I-nclusion
> 
> .. not sure though!
> 
> 
> Carbonaceously,
> 
> Bernd
> 
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