[meteorite-list] ATTENTION: Scientists and Researchers Who Classify Meteorites.. Urgent

From: dean bessey <deanbessey_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:17:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <902547.99500.qm_at_web56107.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

This is a serious reason why people dont bother with getting all data possible with meteorites. It would be great if some lesser standard would be accepted as a classification (Especially on common chondrites). Many people (Myself included) dont even bother with such issues anymore. I cant even get achondrites done within a year.
I tried to start a classification service about 4 years ago after being promised a eight week turnaround by a couple places in australia but that unfortunately never worked out and we are no longer accepting new submission (Although the ones currently outstanding we have been promised "Within two months" for three years now.
However, in a big cosmic coincidence, four years ago, when I announced the grand opening of my meteorite classification service Marvin Killgore on the very same day announced to this list that he to would within a very short time also have a for fee classification service that he would be doing himself as he was in conjunction with some institution and has the expertise and access to all of the equipment to do so.
I would assume that since more than a few weeks have passed in the last four years since he announced the imminent opening of his fee based classification service that it is now up and running so I assume that the man to contact for classifications nowadays is Marvin Killgore. I dont have his email address but somebody should be able to find it easily I am sure.
Sincerely
DEAN


--- On Tue, 30/3/10, michael cottingham <mikewren at gilanet.com> wrote:

> From: michael cottingham <mikewren at gilanet.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] ATTENTION: Scientists and Researchers Who Classify Meteorites.. Urgent
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Received: Tuesday, 30 March, 2010, 3:32 PM
> Hello,
>
> I am in need of a serious person or institution to classify
> meteorites. I believe the time has come for a fee
> based classification service to be offered. The revenue
> gleaned from such activity could provide income to
> work-study students, provide scholarships for students who
> are studying the meteoritic sciences and most certainly the
> fee could help offset the expense of such classifications in
> the first place.
>
> The problem I have in recovering meteorites from the field
> is that after I give a farmer $10,000 dollars for their
> meteorite, I usually have to wait up to 2 years for the
> classification results. This is not much of an incentive to
> invest in many new discoveries. In fact, I have 4 new
> possible recoveries that I could purchase, but not having a
> timely classification service makes for difficult
> choices. I usually just say to myself-I can't afford
> to have 5k into this meteorite for 2 years with no return.
> Does not make good business sense and overall not really
> good for science either.
>
> I propose a $250.00 to $500.00 per meteorite classification
> fee. Checks made out to whatever scholarship or
> department fund you see fit. Done in a timely manner
> of 3 months or less. Anyone out there interested, please
> respond to me off list.
>
> Thanks and Best Wishes
>
> Michael Cottingham
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