[meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jan 20 11:18:43 2006
Message-ID: <018c01c61ddd$266ea080$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

Yeah, and his wife is the new dealer. What a scam.
I guess Marvin will not be present in his room in Tucson then?
Something stinks here.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Phillips" <jnbran_at_net66.com>
To: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
Cc: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.


> Hello List,
> I remember reading recently that Marvin was suspending his selling of
> meteorites during his trial term as curator.
> Take Care,
> Jason Phillips
> Rocks From Heaven
> www.rocksfromheaven.com
>
>
>
> Matt Morgan wrote:
>
>> I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am
>> anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
>> Matt
>>
>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>
>>> Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in
>>> meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for them,
>>> so without him, meteorites would have always taken back burner. It is
>>> clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do often, that he cared for
>>> meteorites more than anyone.
>>> This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial dealers
>>> have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection. Honorary
>>> position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the gold key. I
>>> wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof A know that they
>>> are holding a stolen treasure from China?
>>> Mike Farmer
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan"
>>> <mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com>
>>> To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
>>> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:23 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.
>>>
>>>
>>>> One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer named
>>>> curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History". I am not saying I
>>>> agree with the UofA decision, and I understand Mike's viewpoint
>>>> entirely, but the precedent has been set. The difference here may be
>>>> the fact that Nininger stopped dealing once appointed as curator. Is
>>>> this the case for the SW-Meteorite Lab? If it is, then fine, give him a
>>>> chance. If not, then something is terribly wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Matt Morgan
>>>>
>>>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
>>>>> I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the UofA, and
>>>>> now they have been turned over to the control of a meteorite dealer.
>>>>> I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in Tucson?
>>>>> This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How can they do
>>>>> that? Why not put Christies in charge of the Smithsonian art
>>>>> collection, and Butterfields in charge of the American Museum of
>>>>> Natural History? When did Universities start doling out the job to
>>>>> commercial dealers?
>>>>> Is anyone outraged at this?
>>>>> No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and Mars
>>>>> rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Farmer
>>>>>
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>>>> --
>>>> ===============
>>>> Matt Morgan
>>>> Mile High Meteorites
>>>> P.O. Box 151293
>>>> Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
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>>>>
>>>>
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