[meteorite-list] Springfield Show this weekend!
From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:10 2004 Message-ID: <001301c240e4$acb8ab60$62135a0c_at_0m824> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C240C3.24A3A520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List, I was at the Springfield Show this past Friday. Being my first show, I = was very interested in seeing some nice material first hand. The balance = of meteorites available to the rest of the show's materials was very = small, but we were not without great representation of dealers, = collectors and ofcourse the rocks.=20 At the invite of fellow collectors, Charlie Devine and Gary Swanson from = Rhode Island, I traveled the 6 + hours from PA in anticipation.=20 My first encounter when the doors opened was with the humble Alain = Carion. He was very interested in discussing and selling his beautiful = selection of meteorites and impactite. Getting my copy of his book = signed was a treat. I ended up getting some his Tafassasset, a CR = equilibrated to a 6 or 7, so the chondrite believers say. However, he = mentioned that others argue it is primative (achondrite). But Alain = assured us that it was primative, as in a chondrite.=20 A wonderful transition type...one of a kind I believe ? =20 I also picked up a fragment of the microtektite material from = Haiti...very nice. Alain, thank you for your time (Ann Black, please let = him know if you would). Others there included Geoff Cintron from Island Meteorites. Geoff had = some awesome pieces for sale and a nice chunk of Murchinson was my = prize. Thanx for the opportunity, and to be able to hold and look at = some choice material. Geoff carries the flag well. The other main dealer was Serg from Comet Meteorite Shop who have some = great stuff, including the Dhofar lunars and shergottites. The NWA 470 = (?) was one I was interested in, their CH...but I came up short. Maybe = someday. Thanx for the look see Serg. A fair amount of Sikhote Alin's were seen at several stands, and some of = the newer Campos were available from the field collectors. It would be nice to see more dealers next year. Maybe more interest and = feedback will bring them.=20 Well thanx to Charlie and Gary for their interest in me. It was a great = day. We should go to Denver, then to Tuscon, then to the strewn fields = of....now I'm dreaming. Good show...recommended to all...especially here in the east. (Sunday is = the last day) Regards, John Divelbiss=20 IMCA 2006=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Geoffcin_at_aol.com=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:36 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Springfield Show this weekend! East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show Aug. 9-11, 2002 Held annually in the air-conditioned Better Living Center at the = Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Drive, West Springfield, MA = 01089. Show Hours: 10am-7pm Fri-Sat, 10am-5pm Sun. Over 180 dealers from all over the U.S. and abroad, offering a variety = of items related to earth sciences. Door prizes, guest speakers, museum = quality exhibits, gold panning, and a large wholesale section. Plenty of = free parking. Air conditioned hall. Largest wholesale section in the = East! 2002 show theme will be The Collection of Jim & Dawn = Minette.Admission is $6/adult, $5/senior or student, 12 & under is free = if with an adult. Contact Martin Zinn Expositions. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C240C3.24A3A520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I was at the Springfield Show this past Friday. = Being my first=20 show, I was very interested in seeing some nice material first hand. The = balance=20 of meteorites available to the rest of the show's materials was very = small, but=20 we were not without great representation of dealers, collectors and = ofcourse the=20 rocks. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>At the invite of fellow collectors, = Charlie=20 Devine and Gary Swanson from Rhode Island, I traveled the 6 + hours from = PA in=20 anticipation. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My first encounter when the doors opened was with=20 the humble Alain Carion. He was very interested in discussing and = selling=20 his beautiful selection of meteorites and impactite. Getting my copy of = his book=20 signed was a treat. I ended up getting some his Tafassasset, a = CR=20 equilibrated to a 6 or 7, so the chondrite believers say. However, = he=20 mentioned that others argue it is primative (achondrite). But Alain = assured us=20 that it was primative, as in a chondrite. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>A wonderful transition type...one of a kind I = believe=20 ? </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also picked up a fragment of the microtektite = material from=20 Haiti...very nice. Alain, thank you for your time (Ann Black, please let = him=20 know if you would).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Others there included Geoff Cintron from Island = Meteorites.=20 Geoff had some awesome pieces for sale and a nice chunk of Murchinson = was my=20 prize. Thanx for the opportunity, and to be able to hold and look at = some choice=20 material. Geoff carries the flag well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The other main dealer was Serg from Comet Meteorite = Shop who=20 have some great stuff, including the Dhofar lunars and shergottites. The = NWA 470=20 (?) was one I was interested in, their CH...but I came up short. Maybe = someday.=20 Thanx for the look see Serg.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>A fair amount of Sikhote Alin's were seen at several = stands,=20 and some of the newer Campos were available from the field=20 collectors.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It would be nice to see more dealers next year. = Maybe more=20 interest and feedback will bring them. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Well thanx to Charlie and Gary for their interest in = me. It=20 was a great day. We should go to Denver, then to Tuscon, then to the = strewn=20 fields of....now I'm dreaming.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good show...recommended to all...especially here in = the east.=20 (Sunday is the last day)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>John Divelbiss </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>IMCA 2006</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:Geoffcin_at_aol.com" = title=3DGeoffcin_at_aol.com>Geoffcin@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 08, 2002 = 8:36=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Springfield=20 Show this weekend!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT face=3DArial = lang=3D0 size=3D5=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><B>East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil=20 Show<BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 = size=3D2=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></B>Aug. = 9-11,=20 2002<BR><BR><BR><IMG border=3D0 height=3D1=20 src=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/cleardot.GIF" width=3D1>Held = annually in the=20 air-conditioned Better Living Center at the <B>Eastern States = Exposition</B>,=20 1305 Memorial Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089. Show Hours: 10am-7pm = Fri-Sat,=20 10am-5pm Sun.<BR><BR><BR><IMG border=3D0 height=3D1=20 src=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/cleardot.GIF" width=3D1>Over 180 = dealers from=20 all over the U.S. and abroad, offering a variety of items related to = earth=20 sciences. Door prizes, guest speakers, museum quality exhibits, gold = panning,=20 and a large wholesale section. Plenty of free parking. Air conditioned = hall.=20 Largest wholesale section in the East!<BR><BR><BR><BR><IMG border=3D0 = height=3D1=20 src=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/cleardot.GIF" width=3D1> <B>2002 = show=20 theme</B> will be </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 = size=3D5=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">The = Collection of Jim=20 & Dawn Minette.<IMG border=3D0 height=3D1=20 src=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/cleardot.GIF" = width=3D1></FONT><FONT=20 color=3D#000000 face=3DArial lang=3D0 size=3D3 = style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Admission is $6/adult, $5/senior or student, 12 = & under=20 is free if with an adult. Contact <A=20 href=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/intro.html">Martin Zinn=20 Expositions.</A><BR><BR><IMG border=3D0 height=3D450=20 src=3D"http://members.aol.com/mz0955/ecgms_map.gif"=20 width=3D452><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C240C3.24A3A520-- Received on Sat 10 Aug 2002 11:10:39 PM PDT |
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