[meteorite-list] Chips Off an Old Lava Flow (Lunar MeteoriteKalahari 009)

[Jerry]

Hi Adam, how about, basalt like mare basalt!
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Dec07/cryptomareSample.html
Jerry Flaherty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chips Off an Old Lava Flow (Lunar 
MeteoriteKalahari 009)


>I was finally able to put a finger on what has been
> bothering me with the most recent press release about
> Kalahari 009. I do not see how it can be called a
> "Mare" basalt. Everything I have read suggests that
> "Mare" Basalts can be no older than 3.9 billion years.
> Kalahari 009's 4.35 billion year old age would exclude
> it from be considered a "Mare" from everything I have
> learned.  Perhaps somebody more knowledgeable than I
> can enlighten me on this subject? To me, it is a very
> old Basalt, nothing more, nothing less.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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