Meteorite List Archives for [meteorite-list] A David New Story? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A David NewStory? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?by Gregory T. Shanos ? On January 2, 1990 I received a package from noted meteoritedealer David New.??? I did not rememberordering a ?meteorite and proceeded toopen the package.??I was immediately elated, screaming and jumpingfor joy!? To my surprise it was a 4.6gram fragment with fusion crust of the Murray CM2 carbonaceous chondrite whichfell on September 20, 1950 in Calloway County, Kentucky.? ?Iimmediately called David New and thanked him for the specimen.?? I said ?the check is in the mail?.???Mr. New laughed and said I knew you wouldlike it.?? David New stated? ?when I obtained the meteorite I immediatelythought of you since you have a passion for carbonaceous chondrites.?? I did not add it to the catalog and instead immediatelymailed the specimen out to you.??? Thesewere the days before the internet where there was much trust between a dealerand their respective collector.? ??The dealers even knew the specialized typesof meteorites their collectors preferred. ???This is one of my most prized meteoritessince I never ordered it, the meteorite arrived serendipitously! ???The Murray CM2 is similar to the MurchisonCM2 with respect to organic compounds including extraterrestrially produced.amino acids. ?? ? ?Fragment? 4.6gram? measuring 22mm x 19mm x5mm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://pairlist2.pair.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/attachments/20210720/9991ea84/attachment.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Murray CM2.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26862 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://pairlist2.pair.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/attachments/20210720/9991ea84/attachment.jpg> |
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