(meteorobs) Question -What is the rate of Iron Meteors/Fireballs to Stoney as a percentage.

[Ed Majden]

On 27-Apr-07, at 11:23 PM, stange34 at sbcglobal.net wrote:

> What is the number or percentage of Iron to Stoney fireballs/meteors 
> that can be estimated by those doing spectral work?
>
> I am looking for an estimate of meteoroids that are mostly metal as 
> compared to a mostly stoney composition that occur over a period of 
> time.
>
> Maybe Ed Majden, or another, has kept records of the frequency in 
> occurance? Nothing on line seems to have an estimate.
>
> Larry
> YC Sentinel
> ---

Larry:
	I don't know if such data from spectroscopy is available but I'm 
looking into it.  As for the percentage of meteorite types see: 
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm   Stony meteorites vastly out 
number other types at 85.7% and Irons are only at 5.7%.
Hope this is what your looking for.
Ed