[meteorite-list] My First Piece

From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:39 2004
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Rob Wesel wrote <<I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first
piece that
infected you with meteorite madness>>

Hi Rob and all,

As I remember, I was in college at U.C.L.A. (late '50's, I believe) and
there was a lapidary and mineral store, Greigers, in Pasadena (CA) not too
far away from us. We (Richard Norton and I, who were in most of our classes
at the same time) were bouncing around undergraduate Astronomy courses, but
had not yet taken Dr. Leonard's METEORITICS course, so we were not really
infected yet. We bought some little Henburys (about Walnut size), but
couldn't afford to buy them all. I found one Henbury that was like a 1/2
Walnut shell, hollow inside. A true "hollow" meteorite. I still have it.
Strangest shape I've seen. I remember that Richard saw it first but could
not afford the 75 cent price tag, so I jumped on it. (Must be worth double
that now! :=) Hmmmm..I'll put it up as my picture of the month on my
website if anyone wants to see it, but won't have time to do so until the
weekend .) Then I found Ward's Natural Science Est. mail order and bought a
nice Potter, NB. and a Branham. Next was Nininger's American Meteorite
Laboratory in Denver. Bought a lot of stuff there! By that time, the
disease had spread and was inoperable! Now its totally out of control, but
what the heck! :=)

Ron Hartman
www.meteorite1.com (meteorites)
www.meteorite1.org (membranes)

By the way, Rob did the homepage logo of the blazing meteoroid approaching
Earth, and background for my meteorite1.com website.



----- Original Message -----
From: Rob and Colleen <iguana_at_pcez.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece


> Hello all-
>
> The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and
> Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this:
>
> My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased
> at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this
> sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be
> sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept
> it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven
> by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering
> they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one
> day....gems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes
> to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest
> is history, present, and future.
>
> I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that
> infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million
> dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They
> all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we
> will never sell or trade away. What was it?
>
> P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct
> me to the archives.
>
> --
> Rob Wesel
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