[meteorite-list] NWA's

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 24 12:40:07 2004
Message-ID: <01c401c4d24c$a1ac7d40$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

Larry, this is the problem I was getting at.
I will tell you the simple solution, buy the meteorite from the dealer who
had it classified, then there can be no error.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Harrison" <L_Harrison_at_infostations.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA's


> Greetings List,
>
> I am but a small time collector (>200 specimens). However, I cherish my
> small example of the evolution of the solar system. I am also an astronomy
> educator. I always include meteorites in my lectors AND I am always asked
> "how do you know if it is really a meteorite? My answer: Irons are simple
> to recognize, and I explain the widmanstatten figure and how it forms.
> Stones on the other hand require analysis especially when chondrules (I
> explain chondrules) are not easily visible. In those cases it is very
> important to know your source. I have always made it clear that I only
> deal with reputable dealers.
>
> The posts of late have put a very large question in my mind about who is
> reputable. The saddest part is that many reputable dealers are being
> scamed by the Nomads. I prefer to collect the rarest of the rare. And this
> is where most of the scams are being made. My absolute certainty of the
> authenticity of my collection is now in question! I do not question that
> any piece in my collection is or isn't a meteorite, but that it is not the
> specimen type that I think it is. I have always been more than excited
> about the immense number of new and rare meteorites coming out of the
> Sahara. If not for these finds I could never afford as many
> representations of the early solar system or of the achondrites of lessor
> differentiated bodies. I am crushed, uncertain and totally confused! What
> to do? Since I am not a big time buyer, my reluctance to purchase further
> NWA's will not hurt any of you. However, I feel that I am Mr. Average. If
> this mess curbs my desire to purchase more meteorites, I assure you it is
> doing the same to many more. This is the saddest moment in my 20 years of
> meteorite collecting.
>
> Thanks for letting me vent,
>
> Harrison
>
>
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