[meteorite-list] AD-Large (?) Rare Specimens-Still No Reserves!

From: Peter Scherff <peterscherff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:17:07 -0400
Message-ID: <035a01cb5473$b73299b0$2597cd10$_at_com>

Hi,

        Large is a relatively meaningless word. What I think of as "large"
my wife may think of as "small". I am looking for a sample of mars over 20
grams. For me that is large. For Bob Haag that would probably be small.

Thanks,

Peter

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Adam Hupe
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:54 PM
To: Adam
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD-Large (?) Rare Specimens-Still No Reserves!

Dear List,

I appreciate all of the kind comments. I was not really offended by the size

remark. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. After all, if everybody
could
afford complete slices of planetary material, then these would be considered

small. Unfortunately, the economy dictates what collectors can really
afford.

I expressed my opinions yesterday about crazies and I am sure not everybody
would agree with what I said. I don't expect them to.

Meteorites are not a necessity for most. A collector can make it as cheap
or as
expensive as they want. They can simply collect images of meteorites or
they
can go all out. It depends on what they are after or what they can afford.
Right now, a 388 milligram planetary specimen may be more than what most can

afford or if you are very fortunate, could easily be perceived as a
minuscule.

I appreciate any specimen, large or small. My brother in law recently found
his
first meteorite after 8 years of intermittent searching. It may be small at

less than 5 grams to some but it is larger than life to him. I couldn't be
more
thrilled with his find. The smile on his face could not be taken away for
weeks.
  I could of said, "wow, look at how small it is" but I simply do not think
that
way. I have seen the largest and maybe the smallest meteorites found in
Nevada. They are all great and I don't think the owners would trade them
for
mere planetary pieces. It is all a matter of personal perspective.

Happy Hunting,

Adam
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