Re: [meteorite-list] New Zealand fall

[Michael Farmer]

I know that yesterday a very small piece was cut off for analysis, I am simply saying that none should be cut up to be distributed to collectors. I know of course as a rabid collector that many people want a piece of this fall, but the aesthetics of the specimen demand that it be undamaged. Mike Farmer If I get it I would make casts of the stone, one given to the owner, one to New Zealand for the planetarium, and others for sale.   ----- Original Message ----- From: Matson, Robert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 4:33 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Zealand fall 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   ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

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