[meteorite-list] Donations to Museums

From: Pict <pict_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:46:22 +0400
Message-ID: <CD288F3B.1175D%pict_at_pict.co.uk>

Thankyou very much Shawn. Hope there are plans for display in Chambers St.

Did anything ever come of the following story I am wondering. Was it part
of the 1830 fall or did it turn out to be a new find or an m.w.?
http://news.stv.tv/tayside/193361-meteorite-rocks-believed-to-be-worth-1m-f
ound-in-potato-field/

Regards,
John


On 25/01/2013 13:51, "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
>
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