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

From: Mendy Ouzillou <mendy.ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 15:30:09 -0500
Message-ID: <081101d3eaf9$32218450$96648cf0$_at_gmail.com>

Anne,

I did not forget Monnig, I chose to leave it and others off as there are many famous collections. That is what the ellipsis denoted.

Glorieta Mountain is already on the list.

Not sure why you would include Belle Plaine on any list unless you specifically collect Kansas meteorites. It's a find, not a fall and it is an L6. Huckitta is the epitome of a weathered out Pallasite. You could certainly have the same opinion about Wolfe Creek, but I wouldn't recommend Huckitta as a representative pallasite specimen. I would likely recommend Haxtun for a type collector, but no as a necessary meteorite of a "standard" collection.

I think Tafassasset is a good idea and a great example of a primitive achondrite.

I realized I should have included Choteau, Eagle Station, Vermillion and Springwater in the more advanced collection.


Mendy

-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2018 12:19 PM
To: mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The "definitive" collector's list of meteorites

In the Famous Collections section you are forgetting the Monnig Collection.
Almost as important as Nininger.

In collection #2, I would add
Belle Plaine
Haxtun
Huckitta
Glorieta Mountain
Tafassasset

and in collection #3, I would certainly add Nakhla, the real one. Yes, it is available (I have it) ;-)

 
Anne Black
IMPACTIKA.com
impactika at aol.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sun, May 13, 2018 10:04 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] The "definitive" collector's list of meteorites

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



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