[meteorite-list] What types of meteorites do you collect?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <*meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:59:20 -0400 Message-ID: <AANLkTintH0VKoIefOAk0pGar-KBrRR_8TQTZaKbdFvJL_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 7/1/10, Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike and List:
>
> Maybe that's better:
>
> I'm not to big on Irons - only have a few and my first was an Iron.
>
> I favor Achondrites, the more exotic the better - I think it's so neat to
> see crystals in a meteorite.  I also think meteorites without metal are
> really cool.  The bigger the crystals - the better.  I favor Mars over
> Lunars.  I have three mars and only one lunar.
>
> It's such a fasinating hobby,
>
> Greg S.
>
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>> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 12:24:21 -0400
>> From: tett at rogers.com
>> To: fujmon at mac.com
>> CC: stanleygregr at hotmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
>> photophlow at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What types of meteorites do you collect?
>>
>> 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
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