[meteorite-list] Orgueil, Main Mass!

From: Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:42 2004
Message-ID: <3ABB79BC.9170B325_at_concentric.net>

I did not know you lived close to Paris, I had lunch with Louis Carion though.
Anyone who goes to Paris should stop by Alain Carion's shop on Ile St. Louis,
just across from Notre Dame, it is a beautiful little old island with many shops
and boutiques, small cafe's etc. Alain and Louis have a great little shop with
lots of minerals, fossils and of course, meteorites.
The Museum of Natural History is not far from there, you can walk along the
Seine river, (flooding right now)!
Mike Farmer

Michel Franco wrote:

> A shame we were both in Paris and could not speak ! we may have many things
> to say ...Next time just give a call.
> best wishes
> Michel FRANCO
> 100 Chemin des Campènes
> 74400 CHAMONIX - FRANCE
> ----- Message d'origine -----
> De : Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> À : Michel Franco <MICH-FRANCO_at_wanadoo.fr>
> Cc : METEORITELIST <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Envoyé : vendredi 23 mars 2001 14:17
> Objet : Re: [meteorite-list] Orgueil, Main Mass!
>
> > I also was just in Paris on Monday and saw the display. The Orgueil was
> > incredible! Bob's slice was very nice and I watched as many people were
> awed by
> > it. The diamonds were breathtaking, and the display was so well done.
> > You get to see diamonds from private collections and the companies like De
> > Beers. Do not miss this show if you can get over there. Also don't try to
> go on
> > Tuesday, it is closed then along with the Louvre. There is also a huge
> iron
> > meteorite, oriented nose cone from Morocco, I dont know which meteorite it
> was
> > but it was very nice.
> > Mike Farmer
> >
> > Michel Franco wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list
> > >
> > > We spend two days in Paris and went to visit the incredible DIAMONDS
> > > exhibition at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. (1 hour
> > > queue to enter !) It is worth going there.
> > > It displays the biggest ever made exhibition of diamonds over the world,
> > > including many many historical diamonds and also in showcase just three
> > > major meteorites; a Murch with crust, and Allende and ORGUEIL MAIN MASS
> with
> > > its remaining crust! All three have nano diamonds. Also displayed the
> > > diamond dust extracted from 1 kg of Allende: a white paste just like
> flour!
> > > Thanks also to Bob Hagg who mad available for that show his wide Esquel
> > > slice, you know, the one that he is holding above his head and that all
> of
> > > us have seen in many publications. Impressive!
> > >
> > > If you pop up in Paris before this summer, take an afternoon to visit
> this
> > > exhibition. And do not miss the treasure room, downstairs, when you
> think
> > > you have finished the tour!
> > >
> > > Our two carats,
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Michel & Francoise FRANCO
> > > 100 Chemin des Campènes
> > > 74400 CHAMONIX - FRANCE
> > >
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