[meteorite-list] AD: METEORITE CLASSIFICATION SERVICE

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 15 22:42:36 2006
Message-ID: <071520062217.16904.44B969740000BF890000420821587667550299019BA1089F0A9C0106_at_att.net>

>I know the intentions of the directors, and personally, I can guarantee you
>that the sort of wanton buying of everything in sight that you so fear
>won't
>occur. If that's not good enough for you, I see no reason to continue this
>argument, because you don't believe what I'm saying in the first place

Jason,

I've been listening, until I heard that comment.

Bill


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "stan ." <laser_maniac_at_hotmail.com>
>
>
> >What Marvin almost always does is sell half of a specimen and keep the rest
> >intact. In this fashion, he hasn't entirely kept meteorites from being
> >cut,
> >but he sure keeps a hell of a lot of them more intact than they would
> >otherwise be, and for that I applaud him.
>
> So in other words he does the exact same thing every other dealer does?
>
>
> >By offering to pay for what dealers might offer them?
>
> no, but forming a high profile public institution who's goal is to raise a
> whole lot of money and use to to soak up meteorites.
>
> >No, the Acapulcoite was in Blaine Reed's room. And it was pretty fresh -
> >not weathered, as you state, the stone that you saw was.
>
> Maybe our deffinition of weathering isnt the same, but it wasnt an
> acapulcoite it was a h6. you might be be good at identifying metorites, but
> I'll take NAU's word over yours in this case.
>
> >The Ureilites were
> >1) Being carried around one evening by a fellow...Mike Martinez? Could
> >have
> >been, but maybe I just saw him a lot during the show...sorry, but it was
> >six
> >months ago....really not sure......
> >and
> >2) Outside Mike Farmer's room in the possession of a Moroccan fellow. At
> >the very least you can ask Mike about that one - he should remember it.
>
> sorry, but this IS the meteorite I was talking about. it certainly wasnt
> pulled out of some common chonderite bin in tucson. It was broken up by the
> owner because he couldnt sell it whole. I first got photos of it 11/9/05 it
> was a flat, roundish stone of 9.3 kg - want me to email you a pic of it
> whole? dont think it's the same stone? ask Martin Altmann or Blaine
>
> >And by the way, don't think I can't very easily recognize a meteorite on
> >sight. I've found 103 meteorites with a few achondrites tossed in, one of
> >which has been classified (Superior Valley 014, an Acapulcoite ;)
>
> I never suggested that. i only suggested that the story you were told of how
> a meteorite came to be in tucson might not be accurate, although I'm sure
> you will agree that not all meteoreites can be accurately identified by
> simple imspection. nwa 1054 doesnt look much diffrent than an H4/5 after all
> and it's a winonaite.
>
>
>
> >A) Last I saw, neither were you. At least I've spoken with a director in
> >depth about these issues, and have had a short word now with the other
> >director as well.
> >B) They state that a portion of meteorites need to be conserved for future
> >studies, yes. And the $10 mil probably wouldn't be available for spending
> >if it's to be an endowment...sorry to burst your bubble there, but I think
> >it would be legally protected.
>
> you are speaking about 'probablies' and in definate terms about what the
> center WONT do - even though you are in no position of authority to do so.
> i'm more concerned about that the center MIGHT do. see the diffrence?
>
>
> >If you think
> >that simply stating my opinion is badmouthing people, go right ahead an
> >insult me.
>
> you seemed to go beyond that and imply that the people who liked collecting
> bessy specs were somehow 'wrong' because they didnt subscribe to the same
> philosophy as you. at least that was the impression you left me with, and by
> another email i recived at least 1 more person.
>
>
> >I know the intentions of the directors, and personally, I can guarantee you
> >that the sort of wanton buying of everything in sight that you so fear
> >won't
> >occur. If that's not good enough for you, I see no reason to continue this
> >argument, because you don't believe what I'm saying in the first place.
>
> unfortunatly Jason, you cant guarantee anything - you arent int he position
> to do so - no matter what anyone has told you.
>
>
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Received on Sat 15 Jul 2006 06:17:25 PM PDT