[meteorite-list] My First Piece

From: Graham Christensen <majorvoltage_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:40 2004
Message-ID: <F4vvNrEojYTnatg7JyJ00015d4b_at_hotmail.com>

Hello list,
I got my first 'meteorite' when I was in grade 1 (1991-92). The card that
came with it said that it was a meteorite but I know now that it was a
tektite, At least it only cost me as much as a tektite. The next day I
brought it to show-and-tell and promptly lost it (back in grade 1 I could
lose anything). I got my first meteorite a few years ago. It is a 7.6 gram
Canyon diablo that I got from bethany sciences for $15.00. I checked the
mail daily and when I finally held the little shiny red-brown I was hooked.
Now I have 5 meteorites and a crapload of tektites. My biggest meteorite is
a 285 gram moroccan that I got from Dean Bessey and It's really cool.

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Graham Christensen
majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter

>From: Rob and Colleen <iguana_at_pcez.com>
>To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
>Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:16:26 -0800
>
>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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>
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