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RE: Rain From Before The Sun: Chondritic Meteors
As a biologist, I'm always in awe of how many organisms we biologists destroy (kill) to study. As I was reading this article, I wondered how much of the meteorite you geologists have to destroy to study it. You addressed this:
Getting them out, frustratingly, requires the dissolution of the matrix rock via acid or other means.
So, my question is, how much of the meteorite do you have to destroy to properly analyze it? And what are the laws regarding that?
There are a cpuple other methods too, but they also tend towards the destructive. And it doesn't need much- less than a gram, I believe, though don't quote me on that.
And no laws regarding it to my knowledge- meteorites are rare, but their value mainly comes from their collectibility and scientific worth.
Cool! Thanks for the information.