[meteorite-list] Santa Vitoria do Palmar - my Christmas Meteorite

From: Impactika at aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:46:41 EST
Message-ID: <c4f.b1e6bf6.32b5d151_at_aol.com>

Thank you very much Bernd.
 
I am glad the tumor was benign, we do need you around here.
And I am glad Santa Vitoria and I were able to help.
 
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season to everybody.

Anne M. Black
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President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
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In a message dated 12/16/2006 2:59:07 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de writes:
Hello All,

Santa Vitoria do Palmar is a truly beautiful meteorite and it has many a
story
to tell part of which can be found on pages 12-16 of the latest issue of
"our"
Meteorite magazine. Thank you very much, Svend! What a pity the pictures are
"only" black & white but, a color version is available on Svend's homepage!

Santa Vitoria do Palmar is my very special Christmas meteorite, and here's
the story:

Well, not very many list members know that I needed surgery last November
27th.
A tumor had to be removed (the 2-inch scar still itches and pinches) and
while
my Pauline and I were at the hospital waiting for the pathological results,
we
were quite understandably a bit nervous ... would it be malignant, would it
be
benign?

I tried not to brood too much and so I decided to take my Meteorite magazine
with me and read Svend's article while waiting for the results. I was soon
taken up so intensely that I almost forgot to worry about the impending
results.

The result was: b e n i g n ! ... and so I decided I would like to own at
least a
small slice of this meteorite that I was reading about while waiting at the
hospital.

Svend's large slice on EBay was a bit too large for my budget (although it
was and
still is worth every cent the winnning bidder paid for it!) but I was lucky
enough
to acquire a 7.9-gram slice from Anne Black (she still has a 7.0-gram slice
and two
really large ones if you would like to own a piece of this beauty).

Now, I think I really don't have to tell you why this 7.9-gram part slice
rightly is
my very special Christmas meteorite and will never leave my meteorite
collection as
long as I live!

Thank you, Anne, and, to all listees and listoids: thanks for being able to
share with
all of you - near and far - Merry Christmas and a very happy Holiday Season
wherever
you are.

Bernd
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Received on Sat 16 Dec 2006 05:46:41 PM PST