[meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page
From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:14 2004 Message-ID: <002e01c42527$ea4047d0$05378690_at_mandin4f89ypwu> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C4257B.BAF7E5B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Personally I have to say that private collectors would most likely take = better care of their collections than most 'commercial' institutions. = I've seen too many fantastic irons rusting away and even one of the most = beautiful oriented meteorites in the world hacked up just for = "scientific" value. Personally, I wouldn't expect to see these = occurences from most private collections! Cheers, Jeff ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MARK BOSTICK=20 To: kaolinite_at_ctc.net ; Meteorite List=20 Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Boorish Comments on A Tektite Web Page Hello Keith and list, You bring up some interesting comments on "collecting versus = curating". However, I question if there is that much of a difference. = Something that is collected by an amateur in the field or purchased off = eBay, is going to be saved, it will be curated. There are very few of = us that would spend our money on a meteorite or piece of impactite and = then not try to take the best possible care of it. Looking at most of = the large meteorite collections from the last 100 years, most have found = there way into a University of Museum collection. In the case of the Escoria impactite, from which you comment on. This = material is collected at the edge of a shore. How long do you think it = would take this very light and fragile material to be torn up and = destroyed by the incoming tide? My personal opinion is that it is = better for Norm to support the local economy of Brazil, and supply items = to collections, such as mine, from which I have used to help educate, = using the web, at shows and locally. (I did purchase a sample from = Norm.) If Universities and Museum refuse to share information to a collector, = it would make it hard for the same collector to share finds, information = or give donations. Something that would benefit nobody. =20 Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C4257B.BAF7E5B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; FONT: 10pt = verdana; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Personally I have to say that private collectors would most likely = take=20 better care of their collections than most 'commercial' institutions. = I've seen=20 too many fantastic irons rusting away and even one of the most = beautiful=20 oriented meteorites in the world hacked up just for "scientific" value.=20 Personally, I wouldn't expect to see these occurences from most = private=20 collections!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jeff</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dthebigcollector_at_msn.com = href=3D"mailto:thebigcollector_at_msn.com">MARK=20 BOSTICK</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dkaolinite_at_ctc.net=20 href=3D"mailto:kaolinite_at_ctc.net">kaolinite@ctc.net</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite List</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 18, 2004 = 8:47=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Boorish=20 Comments on A Tektite Web Page</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello Keith and list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You bring up some interesting comments on "collecting versus = curating". However, I question if there is that much of a=20 difference. Something that is collected by an amateur in the = field or=20 purchased off eBay, is going to be saved, it will be curated. =20 There are very few of us that would spend our money on a = meteorite or=20 piece of impactite and then not try to take the best possible care of=20 it. Looking at most of the large meteorite collections from the = last 100=20 years, most have found there way into a University of Museum = collection.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the case of the Escoria impactite, from which you comment = on. =20 This material is collected at the edge of a shore. How long do = you think=20 it would take this very light and fragile material to be torn up and = destroyed=20 by the incoming tide? My personal opinion is that it is better = for Norm=20 to support the local economy of Brazil, and supply items to = collections, such=20 as mine, from which I have used to help educate, using the web, = at=20 shows and locally. (I did purchase a sample from = Norm.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If Universities and Museum refuse to share information to a = collector, it=20 would make it hard for the same collector to share finds, information = or give=20 donations. Something that would benefit nobody. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Bostick</DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com">www.meteoritearticles.com</A></= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C4257B.BAF7E5B0-- Received on Sun 18 Apr 2004 05:31:22 AM PDT |
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