Hi list, After looking at Jim Stropes photos of the New Concord main mass (Rocks from Space Picture of the Day a couple days ago) that he got in a trade with ASU (my alma mater; Go Sun Devils!), I thought of a question:
Who has the most main masses in their collection? Of course, I thought of people like Bob Haag, Mike Farmer, etc and museums like the Smithsonian, ASU, etc. Has anyone ever put together such a list? Because of trading, the list might be hard to keep updated, but maybe not since main masses are coveted and might not be passed around too much. For new falls, the main mass will change as newer/bigger pieces are found, but I would think "someone in the know" could put together the list, or at least start it. If nobody has such a list, maybe the Meteoritical Bulletin Database could have a few more fields added for easy searching. Fields such as Main Mass Weight, Main Mass Owner and Main Mass Image (for the best photo of the main mass), and then the Owner field could be easily changed if the Meteoritical Society finds out that the main mass was sold/traded to someone else. Anyway, just a thought. In case you are wondering, I have no main masses in my collection. :-( Regards, Bob L. ______________________________________________ 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