[meteorite-list] What types of meteorites do you collect?
From: tett <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:24:21 -0400 Message-ID: <4C2CC135.10808_at_rogers.com> Gary, From your post it really should be What don't you collect. ;>) I guess you may not have too many martian or lunars. I collect similar to you except I don't go for too many irons. Just have a couple to show people and sxplain the broad range of meteorites. Chondrites of all shorts (especially W0 unequilibrated) and HEDs. I too love Dho 007 Cheers! Mike Tettenborn Gary Fujihara wrote: > Greg poses a good question for the list: what types of meteorites do you collect the most and are most interested in, and why? > > Well, being far too scatterbrained to choose only one type, I have many interests. I love carbonaceous chondrites, and among them CM and CVs in particular (I love the smell of Murchison in the morning ;^) > > For achondrites, I collect HEDs a lot, and love brecciated cumulate eucrites like Dho 007. > > WIth respect to ordinary chondrites, I love any unequilibrated stone, and type 3s of any classification float my boat. > > Oh, and last but not least, I love big, regmaglyped complete irons of all kinds. There is something about a large iron meteorite that captures the attention and imagination of most people. > > gary > > >> This brings up another idea for a thread: >> >> What class or type of meteorite to you collect the most and are most interested it? >> >> I myself like rare ungrouped achondrites and my favorite is the Angrites. >> >> Greg S. >> > > Gary Fujihara > Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) > 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 > http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ > http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html > (808) 640-9161 > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > Received on Thu 01 Jul 2010 12:24:21 PM PDT |
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