[meteorite-list] Introduction

From: Gary K. Foote <gary_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Dec 15 15:41:16 2005
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Thanks for the welcome and the links Dave. You're right, we've porbably bid against each
other in eBay. eBay is a mixed blessing in my mind. :)

I'm not yet a member of the IMCA - but will shortly remedy that. Thanks for the pointer.

I have some books coming from Amazon, but the one you referenced is not on that list.
Another remedy to undertake.

I visited the Berringer site in the late 50s and wish I'd had the foresight to bring a
magnet with me. Now that it's off bounds I've had to pick up Canyon Diablos online. My
wife and I do plan a trip there this coming summer. I'm sure much has changed. I know
it is closed to meteorite hunting, though am not sure how wide an area that ban includes.

Living in the mountains of NH is not the best for backyard hunting, so we definitely plan
some future trips to known strewfields. Right now I'm studying like crazy to catch up.
A fun endeavor.

Thanks for your warm welcome.

Gary

On 15 Dec 2005 at 15:05, Dave Carothers wrote:

> Gary,
>
> Welcome to the group. Like you, I'm a new comer to this great hobby of
> collecting meteorites. Wish I'd gotten into it sooner. I'm 53 and live in
> Virginia. Been collecting for five months. If you haven't seen the book
> "Thre Art of Collecting Meteorites", I highly recommend it. A great source
> for those of us getting our feet wet. URL is at:
>
> http://www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com/
>
> Now that I think of it, we've probably butted heads on eBay bidding on the
> same items. My favorite sellers (reliable, knowledgable, trustworthy, etc.)
> are: The Hupe brothers, Mark Bostick, Mike Farmer, Martin Horejsi, Eric
> Olson, and Mike Cottingham. Most are members of the IMCA -
> http://www.meteoritecollectors.org/ . Are you a member? I just signed up
> about a month ago. Great organization.
>
> Again, welcome to the group and hopefully we can compare notes, as they say,
> as we get deeper and deeper into this hobby.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Carothers
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary_at_webbers.com>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:09 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Introduction
>
>
> > Hello Listers,
> >
> > I wanted to post, as a new member of this list, a bit of introduction. I
> > have been an amateur atronomer since I was a child and have only recently
> > begun collecting meteorites after finding a meteorwrong [vesicular basalt]
> > here in New England. I have purchased a number of meteorites from eBay
> > over the last month or so. I also plan to pick up a metal detector and do
> > some hunting on my own, with GPS of course. Time for some strewfield
> > stidies.
> >
> > I have a question for the list;
> >
> > Is there an ethical market for meterowrongs? I've seen a few go on eBay,
> > but don't know whether people really lnow what they are buying when they
> > bid on these items. You can view my meteorwrong at;
> >
> > http://www.webbers.com/meteorites.html
> >
> > Not offering for sale here, just passing on some pics.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm happy to be among this illustrious company and look forward to
> > learning proper, ethical methods for acquiring for my budding collection.
> > I have ordered a number of books on the subject and scour the net daily
> > for more info. Eventually I will become knowlegable enough to participate
> > here. For now I read and learn.
> >
> > Thanks for all your fantastic info you all post here. Makes me want to
> > get a degree in astrophysics and earth sciences just to fill out my
> > knowledge. Unfortunately I'm 54 and all of my physics classes were at the
> > school level many moons ago.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Gary Foote
> > gary_at_webbers.com
> > http://www.webbers.com
> >
> >
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