[meteorite-list] Relict (fossil) meteorites

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In a message dated 1/6/2007 7:21:13 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
dgweir at earthlink.net writes:
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meteorite has been replaced by secondary  phases since its fall.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.

David
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Would Huckitta qualify?

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