Note 12: A synonym is an unofficial name for a meteorite. Synonyms are listed in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database when a meteorite has appeared in catalogs or publications with a different name, spelling, punctuation, or diacritical marks; when a meteorite has been widely purchased or traded under a different name; or when a meteorite name is officially changed, with the old name becoming a synonym. Names given to individual masses of large meteorites are also listed as synonyms for the official, collective name of the meteorite. In addition, when a numbering system is established for meteorites in a dense collection area, and this area takes its name from an existing find in the area, the original meteorite is assigned a synonym with number "001" (or whatever is lowest in the numbering system). In general, "pet names" for meteorites are not listed as synonyms. |