[meteorite-list] Springfield Show this weekend!
From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:10 2004 Message-ID: <3a.2abffe70.2a87631c_at_aol.com> --part1_3a.2abffe70.2a87631c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/10/2002 9:11:52 PM Mountain Daylight Time, j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net writes: > 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. > > A wonderful transition type...one of a kind I believe ? > > 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 Tafassasset and a Murchinson, very good choice!!! And thank you very much for letting us know that the Meteorite World is so well represented in Springfield. Will you be coming to Denver? Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com --part1_3a.2abffe70.2a87631c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/10/2002 9:11:52 PM Mountain Daylight Time, j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net writes: <BR> <BR> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">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. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">A wonderful transition type...one of a kind I believe ? </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">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).</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">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.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">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.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR>A Tafassasset and a Murchinson, very good choice!!! <BR>And thank you very much for letting us know that the Meteorite World is so well represented in Springfield. <BR>Will you be coming to Denver? <BR> <BR>Anne Black <BR>IMCA #2356 <BR>www.IMPACTIKA.com <BR>e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com</FONT></HTML> --part1_3a.2abffe70.2a87631c_boundary-- Received on Sun 11 Aug 2002 02:50:04 AM PDT |
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