[meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Aug 15 20:01:18 2005
Message-ID: <001801c5a1f5$a1f14410$6500a8c0_at_Tettenborn>

Tracy,

What inspired you to think of such a possibility? It would have been
wonderful (not too far fetched either) had a meteorite turned up in a shoe
box marked "Scott Expedition Misc Stones" and tucked in the bowels of the
British Natural History Museum.

Any luck getting an invite? A few years ago Dean Bessey, Roman Jirasek and
I visited the Royal Ontario Museum to view their meteorites in storage.
Definitely a thrill. I will never forget holding a grapefruit sized
Johnstown Diogenite individual and being overwhelmed. The ROM has an
incredible collection that rarely gets viewed. I am sure the BNHM has an
even bigger stored collection.

Cheers,

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho_at_hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites


>A couple of months ago, I proposed a question to the List about possible
>meteorites having been brought back from Antarctica in Captain Scott's rock
>samples. I just heard back from Dr. Sara Russell at the British Natural
>History Museum, where I have been trying to arrange a viewing of the
>meteorites in storage when I visit London this fall. The mineralogy
>department there also is responsible for curating the rock samples from
>Captain Scott's expedition. She said that, as interesting an idea as it
>might have been, there were definitely NO meteorites brought back in
>Captain Scott's effects. Oh, well; it would have been an extra dose of
>science gained from a tragic loss.
>
> Tracy Latimer
>
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