[meteorite-list] The "definitive" collector's list of meteorites

From: Mendy Ouzillou <mendy.ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 11:04:23 -0500
Message-ID: <072f01d3ead4$1147c980$33d75c80$_at_gmail.com>

Friends,

If only I could do this halfway ... ;-)

Many of you have provided great feedback on what specimens should and should
not be included in this list. In reading your feedback, I, like some of you,
also came to the conclusion that just one list does not make sense. To make
this list consistent, we will assume all specimens are greater than 1g,
unless in very rare instances, micros are really all that are realistically
available. The other thing I realized is that every collection should own
some historic specimens and while some are must-haves, like L'Aigle and
Ensisheim, there are many others where once the collector gets to a certain
point, they should have the education necessary to make the right decision
for their own collections. After carefully reviewing the list, I realized
that like many other similar lists I've seen, there are geographic biases.
For example, Park Forest is a must have for American collectors, but Barwell
or Crumlin is a far better choice for European collectors (even taking into
account the price differences). Finally, I decided to organize the list
levels based on availability and price. There are no post-Antarctic treaty
meteorites on this list for obvious reasons.

Note: This is not the list for type specimen collectors.

Now, from this list, how would you adjust it ...

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1) Beginner's list (up to $20/g and easily available):
Saharan XXX stoney preferably with dark brown or black smooth crust (not
fresh) - can be NWA 869
L3 with good contrast chondrules between chondrules and matrix
Iron specimen - a piece of Sikhote Alin shrapnel or hand-sized Campo del
Cielo
Seymchan (with olivines)
Vaca Muerta
Saharan HED - Eucrite like DHO 007, Diogenite like NWA 7831, Howardite like
NWA 1929

***Non-meteorite: Indochinite tektite (this is only non-meteoritic listing
so as not to complicate this list further)

Then -
Bondoc nodule
Gao-Guenie (oriented)
Chelyabinsk
Sikhote Alin - individual

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2) "I'm starting to get addicted" list (up to $250/g and/or moderately easy
to find):
Can include larger and nicer specimens from Beginner's list.
Abee
Alfianello
Allende
Almahatta Sitta (coarse grained URE variant)
Bencubbin
Bereba
Bilanga
Bjurbole
Camel Donga
Campo del Cielo - large regmaglypted specimen
Canyon Diablo
Cape York
Carancas
Chergach (or Bassikounou)
DAG 999
Estherville - bonus for adding a nugget
Esquel
Gebel Kamil
Gibeon
Gujba
Henbury
Hoba
Holbrook
Ibitira
Imilac
Isheyevo
Johnstown
Juancheng
Kainsaz
Kapoeta
Lake Murray
Lunar - Tindouf pairings (any feldspathic breccia)
Marjalahti
Martian - NWA 7397, NWA 6963
METEOR-WRONG: Mendota, Shirokovsky
Miles
Millbillillie
Mount Dooling
Moss
Mundrabilla
Murchison
Norton County
NWA 2999 (or its pairings)
NWA 859 (Taza)
NWA 801
NWA 998, or other more recent Saharan Nakhlite
Odessa
Pena Blanca Spring
Portales Valley
Puerto Lapice
Pultusk
Saricicek
Sao Joao Nepomuceno
Tatahouine
Thuathe
Tirhert
Tucson
Udei Station
Valera
Weston
Whitecourt
Wiluna
Willamette
Wolfe Creek
Wold Cottage
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Oriented specimens
Specimen(s) from your city, state, country
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Museum specimens:
Famous collection specimens: Nininger, Kranz, Upham, Dupont, Buddhue, ...
Ouzillou (just seeing if you're paying attention)
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For European collectors:
Barwell
Chantonnay
Crumlin
Hvittis
Juvinas/Stannern
Lance
Lowicz
Twannberg
Zaklodzie
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For Chinese collectors:
Aletai (previously known as Armanty)
Dong Ujimqin Qi
Enshi
Fukang
Huoyanshan
Jilin
Juancheng
Ningbo
Ningqiang
Suizhou
Wuan
Xining
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For North American collectors:
Ash Creek
Axtell
Bruderheim
Buzzard Coulee
Cat Mountain
Forest City
Glorieta Mountain
Gold Basin
Happy Canyon
Holbrook
Lost City
Mifflin
Park Forest
Pasamonte
Peekskill/Worden/Sylacauga/Claxton (classic American hammers)
Sacramento Wash 005

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3) "I'm completely broke, but look at these great rocks" or "Don't tell
anyone I won the lottery, and look at these great rocks" list (up to $2000/g
and/or generally difficult to find):
Can include larger and better specimens from lists 1) and 2)
Allan Hills A76009
Almahatta Sitta (all the variants)
Cumberland Falls/Bishopville/Khor Temiki
D'Orbigny
Ensisheim
Fortuna
Krasnojarsk
L'Aigle
Monument Draw
NWA 482
Serra de Mage
Sutter's Mill
Tagish Lake
Tissint
Winona
Zagami

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4) "Now, I'm just showing off" list (up to $20K/g and/or difficult to find):
Antarctics: Lazarus, Thiel Mountains, Allan Hills A76001
Bustee
Kaidun
Orgueil
NWA 7034 and other Black Beauty pairings
NWA 8159
Semarkona
Type specimens (not already listed above): Mighei, Renazzo, Aubres, Orgueil,
Karoonda, Angra dos Reis (crumb), Vigarano, Nakhla, Shergotty, Chassigny
(crumb), Ornans, Acapulco, Novo-Urei (crumb), Ivuna, Rumurutti

-----Original Message-----
From: Mendy Ouzillou <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 11:01 AM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: The top 60 meteorites

Someone on my FB page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/meteorites.tektites.impactites/) asked a
great question about what are the "must have" meteorites as a NEW collector.
I thought this would make a great topic of discussion for the MetList as
well. Here is a list I found online many years ago. I certainly do not agree
on some of these meteorites, but what would you recommend to add or remove?

This list is 60 meteorites, I?ll filter through all responses and see where
we end up. I'm not stuck on 60, could be 50 or it could be 100. Please do
not recommend meteorites that are unobtainium. If you could explain your
choice that would be a great benefit.

Allan Hills A76009
Allende
Almahatta Sitta
Ash Creek
Barbotan - Historic (1790)
Brenham
Camel Donga
Campo del Cielo
Canyon Diablo
Chergach
Chinga
Cumberland Falls
Dar al Gani 400 - Lunar
Dhofar 007
D'Orbigny
Ensisheim - Historic (1492)
Esquel
Gao-Guenie
Gibeon
Gold Basin
Gujba
Henbury
Holbrook
Imilac
Juancheng
Krasnojarsk - Historic (1749)
L'Aigle - Historic (1803)
Lake Murray
Lost City
Mifflin
Millbillillie
Mundrabilla
Murchison
New Orleans
Norton County
NWA 869 - L4-6
NWA 2999 - Angrite
NWA 4925 - Martian
NWA 5000 - Lunar
Pallasovka
Park Forest
Pasamonte
Peekskill
Pe?a Blanca Spring
Plainview
Portales Valley
Sayh al Uhaymir 001
Siena - Historic (1803)
Sikhote-Alin
Seymchan
Tagish Lake
Tatahouine
Travis County (a)
Vaca Muerta
Valera
Weston - Historic (1807)
White Court
Wold Cottage - Historic (1795)
Zag
Zagami - Martian

Mendy Ouzillou
+1-512-554-9987
Received on Sun 13 May 2018 12:04:23 PM PDT