[meteorite-list] I'm new!

From: Matt <Matt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:34 2004
Message-ID: <014e01c1d8e8$6fc52d50$6501a8c0_at_lt>

Uhhh...Ron Farrell... :(
I suggested you contact Darryl Pitt at curator_at_macovich.com
He has what you seek.
Matt Morgan
----- Original Message -----
From: "marksmethurst" <marksmethurst_at_rogers.com>
To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] I'm new!


> Hello everyone!
>
> I'm new to your list. I had contacted a few meteorite dealers that
> appear on this list and they recommended that I join the list and post
> my request.
>
> What I require are chemically reduced CV3 meteorites because these are
> the most primative type and closely represent the beginnings of our
> solar system. I'm sorry that my requirements are specific.
> I require 3-4 Calcium Aluminum Inclusions (CAI's) from this type of CV3
> meteorites. The reduced CV3's that I'm aware of are Vigarano, Arch,
> Leoville and Efremovka. I need at least three CAI's not all necessarily
> from the same CV3.
> I heard that a person named Ron Farrell had access to parts of the
> Vigarano, do you know him? do you have his email address? I
> know that I can obtain the material I need from museums but that's only
> after I am at a university pursuing my PhD project. I have my own
> project that I am shopping around to top universities, they are very
> interested in my project and are willing to accept me but before that
> happens I have to apply for a grant. The grant agencies have told me
> that they require a preliminary study which becomes my responsibility
> since its my project and therefore I pay out of my own pocket. So, thats
> why I've gone this route and can only afford small amounts. (I hope that
> Mr. Farrell won't mind parting with a CAI from some of his Vigarano).
> The CAI's must be whole/intact, as fresh as possible, between 3-5mm in
> diameter (hopefully 5mm), sharp boundaries (so it can be easier to
> seperate them from the matrix) and NOT near the surface or fusion crust,
> I'm trying to avoid any alteration of the CAI due to weathering from the
> earth environment or alteration from when the meteorite burned through
> the atmosphere.
>
> Thank you very much, Mark
>
> Mark T. Smethurst
> Email: <marksmethurst_at_rogers.com>
>
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Received on Sun 31 Mar 2002 02:15:35 PM PST