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Hi
Mike and List,
> I have spoken to the owner and made
a large offer on the stone. I sincerely hope that
> whoever acquires that stone DOES NOT cut it up
or damage it in any way. It appears
> to be an
ordinary chondrite with a extraordinary shape. Oriented pieces like this,
> especially a
fresh pristine fall that went through a house should NOT be cut up.
> If I get the stone I will not cut one microgram from it, that
would be a tragedy to
> desecrate such a piece.
It
should be possible to take at least a core sample of the stone, leaving a
fusion
crusted
"plug" to cover the hole. In this way, the stone can be studied
by
scientists without detracting from its
aesthetics. Even if it's just an
ordinary
chondrite, the fact that it is a documented fresh fall
is rare, and therefore
scientifically important. Short-lived isotopes
may provide information about
cosmic
lifetime, for example.
> We as collectors, don't really all need to have a tiny
piece do we?
With the exception of providing a
sample (as unobtrusively as possible)
to
scientists, I quite agree that the
stone deserves to stay intact.
--Rob
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