[meteorite-list] NEW Olivine Diogenite - NWA 4223 - AD

[Greg Hupe]

Hello Jeff,

Thank you for the clarification. If I read correctly, I should be stating 
"Officially Approved classification submitted in the Meteoritical Bulletin"?

My main point was that the science was done on NWA 4223, and that it is an 
approved classification. So, if anyone is interested in a great meteorite, 
NWA 4223 may be the one!

Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Grossman" <jgrossman at usgs.gov>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEW Olivine Diogenite - NWA 4223 - AD


>A meteorite in the Bulletin IS "officially approved," which means its name 
>and status as a real meteorite are formally recognized by the Meteoritical 
>Society.  It also means the meteorite has been classified and that a type 
>specimen exists.  It also means the classification that was done seems 
>reasonable and authoritative to the committee.  However, there is no 
>certification or sanctioning of the classification.
>
> In other words, the Meteoritical Society does not in any way certify that 
> Irving's classification is the correct or best one.  Approval only implies 
> that he was qualified to classify it and that the classification looked 
> reasonable.
>
> Jeff
>
> Adam Hupe wrote:
>> Dear List,
>>
>> I guess the terms "approved" and listed in the "Meteoritical Bulletin" 
>> might be more accurate. For collecting purposes, buyers consider approved 
>> stones to be official. This peer-reviewed system is certainly better than 
>> self-pairing or not having the stones studied at all.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
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