[meteorite-list] Re: [meteorite-list}lottsa nwa's A bird in the hand...

From: Howard Wu <freewu2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:00 2004
Message-ID: <20030926173953.14472.qmail_at_web9302.mail.yahoo.com>

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There is something personal to be said about falls and historics. I've begun collecting more of these, though I lean toward ones of known scientific interest. But I think some people who appreciated the rarity of meteorites have some resentment of the abundant NWA's. For them I say would you have us put them back in the desert? Oh I forgot we don't know exacted where they were picked up. Bother, we'll just have to keep them.
 
Howard Wu

Sharkkb8_at_aol.com wrote:
freewu2000_at_yahoo.com writes:
 << Where they land is of secondary interest. i.e. better a meteorite from NWA than a meteor-wrong from the White House lawn. >>
Well, surely there's NO ONE who would actually prefer the latter choice. Presenting it as a choice between a real desert meteorite and a fake meteorite from somewhere else is really not at the heart of the debate.
 
I think the more balanced debate, if there is one, is between relatively equal rocks coming from either unknown desert locations with relatively less find-detail, or from known non-desert locations with relatively more find-details (or with FALL-details, of course). There are pro's and con's of both sides - mostly personal preference as far as I'm concerned. Certainly the comparative affordability of desert rocks is a major consideration to many.
 

Gregory


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<DIV>There is something personal to be said about falls and historics. I've begun collecting more of these, though I lean toward ones of known scientific interest. But I think some people who appreciated the&nbsp;rarity of meteorites have some resentment of the abundant&nbsp;NWA's. For them I say would you have us put them back in the desert? &nbsp;Oh I forgot we don't know exacted where they were picked up. Bother, we'll just have to keep them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Howard Wu&nbsp;<BR><BR><B><I>Sharkkb8_at_aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;&lt;&lt; Where they land is of secondary interest. i.e. better a meteorite from NWA than a meteor-wrong&nbsp;from the White House lawn.&nbsp; &gt;&gt;</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Well, surely there's NO ONE&nbsp;who&nbsp;would actually prefer the&nbsp;latter choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; Presenting it as a choice between a&nbsp;real desert meteorite and a fake meteorite from somewhere else is really not&nbsp;at the heart of the&nbsp;debate.&nbsp; </DIV>
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<DIV>I think the more balanced debate, if there is one, is between&nbsp;relatively <U>equal</U> rocks coming from either unknown desert locations with relatively less&nbsp;find-detail,&nbsp;or from <EM>known</EM> non-desert locations with relatively more find-details (or with FALL-details, of course).&nbsp; There are pro's and con's of both sides&nbsp; -&nbsp; mostly personal preference as far as I'm concerned.&nbsp;&nbsp; Certainly the&nbsp;comparative affordability of desert rocks is a major consideration to many.</DIV>
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