[meteorite-list] I'm new!

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:34 2004
Message-ID: <3CA735A4.8010703_at_fascination.com>

Mmm....isn't that that name that we do not know, Ron Farrell, isn't that
mmm....no couldn't be, we just don't do that...
DF

marksmethurst wrote:

>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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