[meteorite-list] Donations to Museums

From: Matt Morgan <mail_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:28:17 -0700
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Top notch Shawn!

Matt


Peter Davidson <P.Davidson at nms.ac.uk> wrote:

>Dear List Members
>
>I would like to bring to the attention of the list, news of a wonderful
>piece of generosity. Mr Shawn A Rinoehl (who signs off as Shawn Alan)
>of Brooklyn, NYC has very kindly donated a fragment of the High Possil
>meteorite which fell near Glasgow, Scotland in April 1804. This piece
>of L6 Chondrite may not have the status of a Martian or Carbonaceous
>Chondrite, but to me it is of vital importance. This now means that we
>have in our collection, fragments of three of the four known Scottish
>meteorites. The only one missing now is the Perth fall (LL5 Ordinary
>Chondrite, May 1830).
>
>I have of course thanked Shawn off list and asked his permission to
>make my gratitude and his generosity much more public through the
>MetList.
>
>Thank you Shawn
>
>Have a great weekend everyone
>
>Peter Davidson
>Curator of Minerals
>
>National Museums Collection Centre
>242 West Granton Road
>Edinburgh
>EH5 1JA
>00 44 131 247 4283
>p.davidson at nms.ac.uk
>
>
>Vikings! Discover their untold story in a new exhibition of treasures.
>National Museum of Scotland, 18 January ? 12 May. Book now
>www.nms.ac.uk/vikings
>
>National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130
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