Hello List My name is Fred Olsen and I am a consulting geologist. Currently I teach Geology at Metro State College of Denver. I have been collecting meteorites since a traveling rock salesman stopped at my (I was 25% owner) rock shop "The Quarry" in Gainesville, Florida in the spring of 1969. This gentleman ( I wish I knew his name) had just driven in an old stationwagon from Mexico with a load of minerals from the mines and a box of fresh meteorites from the Pueblito de Allende to sell. Even though at the time I was a graduate student in geology, his meteorites were the first I was able to hold and study up close. I bought a 150gm complete stone for about $10. For over fifteen years it was my favorite rock. I didn't know where to get any more meteorites so I didn't get my second meteorite until I moved to Denver in 1985 and I met Bob Haag and David New. The next ones cost a little more.
----- Original Message ----- From: Rob and Colleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: meteorite-list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:16 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece > Hello all- > > The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and > Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: > > My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased > at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this > sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be > sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept > it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven > by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering > they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one > day....gems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes > to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest > is history, present, and future. > > I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that > infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million > dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They > all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we > will never sell or trade away. What was it? > > P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct > me to the archives. > > -- > Rob Wesel > -------------- > We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. > Willy Wonka, 1971 > > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 _______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list