Hi Peter, Glad you are managing to get the Tucson...sad I can't make it too this year and share the experience....the greatest show there is...I'm sure you will have a great time there...I'm very envious.
Graham On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Peter Davidson <p.david...@nms.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello List > > I feel we have discussed this particular topic before on the list - and > at some length. In common with the Smithsonian, the AMNH and the Natural > History Museum London (and many other museums) we at the National > Museums Scotland do appreciate rarity and value, but like our colleagues > at these museums, we cannot purchase material from certain localities > including those mentioned by Jeff. I also agree with Jeff that I cannot > see collections at these institutions becoming dominated by this > material in the near future. > > Hope to see you all at Tucson this year. I will be exhibiting at the > Convention centre (Minerals from Bisbee, Arizona). Come and have a look > if you can. > > Best Wishes > > Peter Davidson > Curator of Minerals > > Department of Natural Sciences > National Museums Collection Centre > 242 West Granton Road > Edinburgh EH5 1JA > Scotland > Tel: 00 44 131 247 4283 > E-mail: p.david...@nms.ac.uk > > -----Original Message----- > From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff > Grossman > Sent: 18 January 2012 13:02 > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material > > I guess this means that the Smithsonian, AMNH (New York) and Natural > History Museum (London) curators don't recognize rarity and value. > Perhaps it's something else. > > The fact of the matter is that large institutional collections are, in > general, rather lacking in NWAs, Libyan, and Omani meteorites. This is > reflected in the scientific literature. Although there are some > institutional collections with a lot of hot desert meteorites, I doubt > your statement that the collections in institutions will soon be > dominated by hot desert meteorites. > > Jeff > > On 1/17/2012 10:42 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: >> Most museums and institutions who recognize rarity and value now > integrate world-class NWA specimens into their collections. The Royal > Ontario Museum comes to mind who has an amazing collection. I think the > ratio will favor hot-desert finds soon. Their beauty rarity and value > cannot be ignored. A meteorite has no control where it lands. A > meteorite is a still a meteorite once a meteoroid touches the Earth. We > are fortunate that the Sahara desert preserves them well. >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> >> Adam >> ______________________________________________ >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! >> Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Fascinating Mummies - mummies as you've never seen them before. National > Museum of Scotland, 11 Feb-27 May. www.nms.ac.uk/mummies > > National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the > addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The > statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and > do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message > is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information > (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused > to your systems or data by this message. > ______________________________________________ > HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
