[meteorite-list] KATOL (L6) is official

[Greg Hupé]

Hi Jim,

I wouldn't call it "lazy science", but I agree with a numbering system when 
possible, but when there are several people from around the world involved 
in a fall collecting stones, it can be impossible to get everyone to go 
along with the numbering system. Take Chelyabinsk for instance, impossible 
to number each stone because of the hundreds of people collecting.

I think the next best thing is to name/number oddities like the Katol irons 
as maybe "Katol - iron 001". Almahata Sitta was a rare occurrence since one 
initial scientist/museum had all of the stones that came out and it was easy 
to assign numbers, same with the single dealer who first offered the variety 
of stones.


Best Regards,
Greg

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Wooddell
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:29 AM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] KATOL (L6) is official

Hi Greg and all,

I would not suggest another name nor would I suggest it's a different
fall.  However I would suggest a numbering schema that maybe followed a
find sequence.  Katol 001, Katol 005, etc.

I say that because if stuff is never studied...ie classified....we just
will never know what it's make up is.  And, that can and does apply to
any strewn field.

So, everything becomes opinion and guesswork.  Lazy science.

Jim


On 1/2/2014 7:24 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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