[meteorite-list] Meteoritists: Do Angrites Originate from Mercury?

[al mitt]

Hi Walter,

A non-scientist chiming in. A while back we had this discussion when someone 
was promoting their material and used this as a possible selling point. I 
believe in the end based on sited scientific papers it was mostly agreed 
there is not any real proof of the angrite material coming from Mercury.

I have included some reference material for your and other list member's 
reading by scientists on this subject.

Here: 
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20070021589_2007019150.pdf 
and

here: http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1995Metic..30..269L .

Here is another list post: 
http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2010-July/066945.html on 
this subject.

--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Branch" <waltbranch at bellsouth.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteoritists: Do Angrites Originate from Mercury?


> Hello Everyone,
>
> As the subject line indicates, I would like to know what the scientists on 
> the list think about the idea that the Angrites parent planet is the 
> planet Mercury.  I would really like to know their opinion.  Yes.  No. 
> Maybe?
>
> And why or why not?  Characteristics of magnetism, oxygen isotopic ratios, 
> density, chemical composition?  What have you.
>
> What are the data to support your conclusion?
>
> I would very much like to hear from scientists who have actually handled 
> this material.  Not non-scientists (such as myself), scientist wannabes, 
> scientists spokespeople, name droppers, etc.  Just scientists.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Walter Branch