[meteorite-list] Classification of Chondrites Without a Number

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello Greg S., Jeff Gr. and List,

Jeff wrote: "The classification was not done using a thin section"

If I am not mistaken, a "simple" petrographic microscope may be good
enough to determine if an ordinary chondrite is an L3, an LL3, an H3,
etc. but in order to precisely determine whether a chondrite is an L3.x,
LL3.x, an H3.x, meteoriticists will have to use SEM (scanning electron
microscopy).

Best wishes,

Bernd