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

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:17:53 -0700
Message-ID: <73B73DF007424E4F81EBDCCA4F307ED7_at_bosoheadPC>

Hi Listers! While I started out with irons, naturally my curiousity
grabbed me because hold a specimen in hand and under the scope is so much
more of a learning experience. So, I trended toward CV3s, then CRs
(SaH00182 and NWA801) facinated by armoured chondrules....now have landed on
achondrites as the most fun, LODs and eucrites. Throughout it all though,
I've favored pieces that stand up on their own, some defying gravity in the
display case!

-Rick (Richard's my given name)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie Matthews" <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>
To: "Greg Stanley" <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>; <tett at rogers.com>;
<fujmon at mac.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <photophlow at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What types of meteorites do you collect?


> Greg S. - you're on the same wavelength as me in regards to meteorite
> preferences! Although I'm also very fond of carbonaceous chondrites (of
> which my favorites are the more exotic primitive types: i.e. Tagish Lake
> and
> Murchison, etc), and out of ordinary chondrites - Ls, LLs, breccias, and
> the more exotic lesser known types.
>
> I want to become a "type" collector.
> -----------
> Melanie
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>
> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know
> what you're gonna get!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> To: tett at rogers.com; fujmon at mac.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; photophlow at yahoo.com
> Sent: Thu, July 1, 2010 9:31:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What types of meteorites do you collect?
>
>
> 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.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> 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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