[meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

From: Gary K. Foote <gary_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:13:07 -0500
Message-ID: <45ACF993.28077.16A7913_at_localhost>

I know what you mean. Things can disappear in ones home without trace. However, my
collection was in a closed case and simply could not have fallen out. It would havve had
ro be actively removed. When I look at my collection closely I only take out one at a
time and put it back in place before moving on.

As for friends... I don't let many handle my collection, so that number would be small.
Plus they get the same treatment - one at a time and replace before I hand them another
to look at. Someone had to remove it when I was not looking. But you're right - the
number is small and only a few would have had the opportunity. I am recalcitrant to
accuse anyone without facts so will just have to let it go.

And no - no pets :)

Gary

On 16 Jan 2007 at 14:02, Darren Garrison wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:47:53 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from
> >my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the
> >40-50 gram range. Pics are here;
>
> Surely there is only a small number of people who could have done it (I doubt
> that you have dozens of people going through your house) and a limited time
> span, so that you could narrow it down? You might not regain the meteorite, but
> you don't need a "friend" like that. But with a pice that small and in your on
> home, are you sure that it just didn't get misplaced somewhere? Have a pet that
> could carry it off?
>
Received on Tue 16 Jan 2007 04:13:07 PM PST