[meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:54:13 +0000
Message-ID: <CAJkn+kbTEkZr6Bd4tdqWZQ39Rq9-8CD-5GeM0_wTvsNL+qe7wg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Peter,

Glad you are managing to get the Tucson...sad I can't make it too this
year and share the experience....the greatest show there is...I'm sure
you will have a great time there...I'm very envious.

Graham

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Peter Davidson <P.Davidson at nms.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hello List
>
> I feel we have discussed this particular topic before on the list - and
> at some length. In common with the Smithsonian, the AMNH and the Natural
> History Museum London (and many other museums) we at the National
> Museums Scotland do appreciate rarity and value, but like our colleagues
> at these museums, we cannot purchase material from certain localities
> including those mentioned by Jeff. I also agree with Jeff that I cannot
> see collections at these institutions becoming dominated by this
> material in the near future.
>
> Hope to see you all at Tucson this year. I will be exhibiting at the
> Convention centre (Minerals from Bisbee, Arizona). Come and have a look
> if you can.
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Peter Davidson
> Curator of Minerals
>
> Department of Natural Sciences
> National Museums Collection Centre
> 242 West Granton Road
> Edinburgh ?EH5 1JA
> Scotland
> Tel: 00 44 131 247 4283
> E-mail: p.davidson at nms.ac.uk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
> Grossman
> Sent: 18 January 2012 13:02
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material
>
> ?I guess this means that the Smithsonian, AMNH (New York) and Natural
> History Museum (London) curators don't recognize rarity and value.
> Perhaps it's something else.
>
> The fact of the matter is that large institutional collections are, in
> general, rather lacking in NWAs, Libyan, and Omani meteorites. ?This is
> reflected in the scientific literature. ?Although there are some
> institutional collections with a lot of hot desert meteorites, I doubt
> your statement that the collections in institutions will soon be
> dominated by hot desert meteorites.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 1/17/2012 10:42 PM, Adam Hupe wrote:
>> Most museums and institutions who recognize rarity and value now
> integrate world-class NWA specimens into their collections. ?The Royal
> Ontario Museum comes to mind who has an amazing collection. ?I think the
> ratio will favor hot-desert finds soon. ?Their beauty rarity and value
> cannot be ignored. ?A meteorite has no control where it lands. ?A
> meteorite is a still a meteorite once a meteoroid touches the Earth. ?We
> are fortunate that the Sahara desert preserves them well.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>> Adam
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