[meteorite-list] holy grail of martian meteorites

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:24:24 +0200
Message-ID: <FE8FF9CF-1837-4D1F-B9F2-CBDBEBD0D3E6_at_dof3.com>

13-years ago tim mccoy of the smithsonian was quoted as saying that
the holy grail of martian meteorites was governador valadares. while
chassigny is the most exotic among the classics, GV is the
indisputably the rarest. metaphoric holy grails necessarily change
with the times.





On Dec 10, 2007, at 12:17 AM, Michael L Blood wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> This question can only be properly answered by addressing
> It at several levels:
> In theory, one that PROVES life on Mars does or did exist.
> Of those known to exist, ALH84001 would, of course, be the
> "Holy
> Grail" of the known Martians.
> Of those that are (at least theoretically) available,
> Chassigny is,
> By far, the rarest, making it the "Holy Grail" of available Martians.
> Hope that clears it up, Steve.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
> on 12/9/07 7:42 AM, steve arnold at stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com wrote:
>
>
>> Hi again list.With all the martain meteorites out
>> there,I was wondering.What is the holy grail of all
>> martain meteorites?ZAGAMI?LAFAYETTE?Any of the
>> NWA'S?The DAG'S?DHOFARS?ALH 84001?I thought this might
>> be a good thread to start.While I was at the bank last
>> week,I was organizing my other collection and I was
>> wondering what is the holy grail of martains?I have a
>> 6.3 gram slice of D. A. G. 476 as my only martain.So
>> it brought the above question.Any comments will be
>> excitingly awaited.
>>
>>
>>
>> steve arnold,chicago
>>
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