[meteorite-list] KATOL (L6) is official

[Jeff Grossman]

Two things:

Many meteorites are heterogeneous.  When we say Katol is L6 or NWA 869 
is L3-6 or Almahata Sitta is an anomalous urelite, these are collective 
terms.  "Katol" refers to everything that fell that day in India.  It 
has been classified as L6.  However, it is possible (and for Almahata 
Sitta, probable) that a given specimen does not representatively sample 
the incoming meteoroid.  There is nothing wrong with saying that 
Almahata Sitta #25 is dominated by an H5 lithology or that Katol #4(?) 
is a metal rich lithology.  Good practice would be to assign some kind 
of specimen number to each object and publish a catalog, so the world 
will always know what you are talking about.  I would gladly publish 
such specimen tables in the MetBull database, especially if done 
systematically.

As for the name question, NomCom would only give a separate name if 
there was significant doubt that a specimen was part of the Katol fall.  
This has happened before, as with Galim (b) and Zag (b), but it didn't 
happen with Almahata Sitta and I don't think there is much doubt in this 
case either.

Jeff


On 1/2/2014 9:24 AM, Greg Hupé wrote:
> Since the iron was found with other fresh Katol stony pieces and some 
> of the stony matrix is clearly visible on the outside of the iron, I 
> see no reason to even consider cutting it to get a separate name. That 
> is one nice thing of the iron being collected within a couple days of 
> the fall, and well before any rains came along to oxidize and/or 
> discolor the portion of matric on the iron. I think the few irons 
> should be mentioned in the Official Katol classification, clearly they 
> are 'pop-outs' from the Katol mass.
>
> ...just my 2 Rupees worth...
>
> Best Regards,
> Greg
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> -----Original Message----- From: Michael Farmer
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 9:13 AM
> To: Jim Wooddell
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] KATOL (L6) is official
>
> I am not going to cut that piece.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:03 AM, Jim Wooddell <jim.wooddell at suddenlink.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Then it should have it's own classification!  If it's 95% metal.
>> Just my opinion.
>>
>> Do we classify falls or meteorites?
>>
>> Seems we loose by classifying falls.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On 1/2/2014 6:24 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
>>> It was bought on the spot from the finders as they lined up to sell 
>>> the meteorites.
>>> It is Katol:) Central India is not Morocco with every person having 
>>> a box of meteorites to sell.
>>> It is almost completely iron, with perhaps 5% silicates.
>>>
>>> Michael Farmer
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jan 2, 2014, at 6:05 AM, Jim Wooddell 
>>> <jim.wooddell at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Mike and all!
>>>>
>>>> Can't tell by looking at it if it's all metal.  If it is 
>>>> predominently metal (by a large %) and the olivines and such match 
>>>> that of Katol, then this would be an L-Metal....would it not?
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On 1/1/2014 5:33 PM, Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>> Yes, this piece is oriented heat shield shaped with countless flow 
>>>>> lines and bubbles on the thick backside crust. There are a couple 
>>>>> of crystal-rich sections. It is one of my favorite pieces in my 
>>>>> collection, the adventure to acquire was a little scary.
>>>>> Laurence Garvie has taken many photos of it, I am sure he has 
>>>>> incredible photos I haven't seen. This photo was the only one I got.
>>>>> The piece is still at ASU on loan, it will be on display at the 
>>>>> Tucson show.
>>>>> Michael Farmer
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Wooddell
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