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From: CMcdon0923_at_aol.com <CMcdon0923_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:43:30 2004
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Thank you Martti, for the information. The Finnish provenance certainly
makes sense, considering that both meteorites are finds from Finland (Salla
and Valkeala, respectively)

> 2. Th.G. Sahaman kokoelma. That Finnish label is in English Th.G. Sahama's
> collection. The text (label) refers to the late professor Thure Georg
> Sahama 14.10.1910 - 8.3.1983. He collected during the years 1953-83 a
> collection of minerals and beautiful crystals, ca. 2500 specimens. I just
> reopened here in Helsinki the best part of his collection, 250 specimens of
> about 150 different minerals. The best known specimen in the Th.G. Sahama
> collection is the uvarovite specimen from Outokumpu mine, Finland, see pp.
> 60-61 in: Peter Bancroft (1973) "The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals".
> A Studio Book. The Viking Press, New York, 176 pp. The collection is a part
> of the minerals collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History,
> Geological Department. More about Th.G. Sahama, see e.g., Bulletin of the
> Geological Society of Finland Number 57, 1985, 230 pp. which is dedicated
> to the memory of Academian Th.G. Sahama (Professor of Geochemistry,
> University of Helsinki).
>
> 3. Helsingin yliopisto, Kivimuseo is in English University of Helsinki,
> Mineralogical Museum. The Finnish word "kivi" means stone, mineral, rock so
> that the word "kivimuseo" can be translated Geological museum (Museum of
> Geology) or Mineralogical Museum, too. The museum is now a department of
> the Finnish Museum of Natural History (see <A HREF="http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/">http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/</A>).
> The collections (ca. 120 000 specimens) consist of mineralogical, rock,
> meteorite and ore collections, and a paleontological collection (museum) is
> also a part of the Museum. The material is collected for teaching and
> scientific (reference material) purposes. I am the curator (head) of the
> Museum.
>

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<HTML>Thank you Martti, for the information.  The Finnish provenance certainly
 makes sense, considering that both meteorites are finds from Finland (Salla
 and Valkeala, respectively)
 
 
 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">2. Th.G. Sahaman kokoelma. That Finnish label is in English Th.G. Sahama's
 collection. The text (label) refers to the late professor Thure Georg
 Sahama 14.10.1910 - 8.3.1983. He collected during the years 1953-83 a
 collection of minerals and beautiful crystals, ca. 2500 specimens. I just
 reopened here in Helsinki the best part of his collection, 250 specimens of
 about 150 different minerals. The best known specimen in the Th.G. Sahama
 collection is the uvarovite specimen from Outokumpu mine, Finland, see pp.
 60-61 in: Peter Bancroft (1973) "The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals".
 A Studio Book. The Viking Press, New York, 176 pp. The collection is a part
 of the minerals collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History,
 Geological Department.  More about Th.G. Sahama, see e.g., Bulletin of the
 Geological Society of Finland Number 57, 1985, 230 pp. which is dedicated
 to the memory of Academian Th.G. Sahama (Professor of Geochemistry,
 University of Helsinki). 
 
 3. Helsingin yliopisto, Kivimuseo is in English University of Helsinki,
 Mineralogical Museum. The Finnish word "kivi" means stone, mineral, rock so
 that the word "kivimuseo" can be translated Geological museum (Museum of
 Geology) or Mineralogical Museum, too. The museum is now a department of
 the Finnish Museum of Natural History (see <A HREF="http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/">http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/</A>).
 The collections (ca. 120 000 specimens) consist of mineralogical, rock,
 meteorite and ore collections, and a paleontological collection (museum) is
 also a part of the Museum. The material is collected for teaching and
 scientific (reference material) purposes. I am the curator (head) of the
 Museum. 
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