Welcome Ed, In the long run, we will all remain newbies.
Best Wishes, Bill -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Ed Deckert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > I'm quite new to the group, but thought that I have been "lurking around" > long enough and would like to introduce myself. My name is Ed Deckert, and > I live in North Carolina. I am brand spanking new to collecting meteorites, > but have been collecting terrestrial rocks and minerals for several years. > I also do some lapidary work (cutting and polishing rocks and minerals) and > hope to apply that to meteorites as well. > > Like the proverbial "kid in a candy store," I have been buying up various > specimens to start building a collection. I got bitten by the meteorite bug > at a recent Astronomy related event (Tri Star) that is cosponsored by my > local Astronomy Club. I have purchased some bulk NWA material that I am > going to make available at next year's Tri Star as a fund raiser for my > club, donating all profit to the club (probably at the expense of a few > extra bucks on my part giving away some pieces to kids and teachers - but > I've been doing similar things with the terrestrial minerals for years, so > it actually will feel good.) > > I hope to learn much from this group, and I do hope that when I ask a newbie > question, nobody takes offense. > > Regards for now, > > Ed > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list