[meteorite-list] Further precision re "Bessey Specks"
From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Oct 18 15:20:16 2006 Message-ID: <2DE17169-A50D-457D-A8C6-D9EC33E87944_at_dof3.com> Indeed!! And the "Bessey Speck" moniker should also stick as Dean reveled in his BSing ;-) and weathered a tsunami of criticism initially for spec-ulating. (Myself and a couple of others ran and took cover.) On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:13 PM, Martin Horejsi wrote: > Hi All, > > I think the real issue behind the Bessey Speck, and as to why the > moniker of "Bessey" should remain attached to such sized samples is > that Dean Bessey, to my knowledge anyway, was the first dealer with > enough gall to mass market almost-microscopic, almost comical, > individual samples of a diverse array of meteorites. > > Most of us either gathered up the material until a reasonable amount > (whatever that means) of dust and/or fragments was combined into a > single container and offered for sale. Dean, on the other hand, > separated out and sold the particles INDIVIDUALLY! > > And if published documentation of the term "Bessey Speck" is needed, > then look no further then Kevin Kichinka's book: > http://www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com/ > > Just my thoughts as one who has been known to sell "Bessey Specks." > > Cheers, > > Martin > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > Received on Wed 18 Oct 2006 03:20:08 PM PDT |
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