[meteorite-list] STOLEN METEORITES

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:52:03 -0500
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW93V3KATWXsSs6B=iE1erOMt_kVkNLwp54_TW5p4gFBXw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Gary and List,

This is a shame and I hope the thief is caught. Everyone please keep
an eyeball out for these meteorites, and if they are offered to you,
please contact Gary and/or the authorities.

That La Criolla and NWA 788 look familiar. I spent hours
hand-polishing those and I hate to think that some cat burglar is now
in possession of them.

Those Sikhotes individuals are awesome. I really hope these are recovered.

Hang in there Gary, you are overdue for something good to happen.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/6/12, Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> Aloha,
>
> Sometime between January 27 and March 3, a person or persons entered my
> office at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy at 640 North
> A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii and removed meteorites from within it.  The
> items were important research specimens and teaching tools I use in
> education and public outreach with our young people of Hawai'i.
>
> The specimens stolen are:
> Sikhote Alin iron IIAB  633g individual
> Sikhote Alin iron IIAB  219g individual
> Sikhote Alin iron IIAB  209g individual
> Sikhote Alin iron IIAB  268g shrapnel
> Campo del Cielo iron IAB  1.6kg individual
> La Criolla L6  231g endcut
> NWA 788 240g endcut
> NWA 2690 Euc  243g endcut
> NWA 2932 Mes 50g endcut
> NWA 6928 Dio 15g endcut
> NWA 7131 CM2 10g endcut
>
> most can be seen on this webpage.
> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/StolenMets.html
>
> It is truly sad that through this person's actions, he robs not just me but
> all the keiki of Hawai'i, from the use of and knowledge gained from these
> invaluable tools of science. Please contact me if any of these meteorites
> are offered to you or if you see them under any circumstances.
>
> Gary Fujihara
> Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
> http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html
> (808) 640-9161
>
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