[meteorite-list] My First Piece
All it took was a little 3.8 gram L4 (Dalgety Downs) from Mike and I got hooked. It was a few minutes from closing on ebay with no bids, and I remember thinking "why wouldn't anybody want to own a rock from space?" For me, the novelty of owning one has never disappeared. My best "find" was a free extra copy of Rocks From Space that Kris Henkel was trying to find an owner for on the list. It has been read over and over and even to my kids. Now when my 7 yr old daughter sees a meteor during our evening star watches, she doesn't make a wish. Instead she says, "I wonder if that one made it, Daddy???" As a geologist and meteorite nut, it is pretty well known by all that know and work with me that, if a meteorite falls in North Florida, I'll be on leave for a while. I want to thank all from whom I've bought rocks for helping me come to grips with this addiction. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My First Piece - Allende - O.R. Norton
Fred Olsen wrote: a traveling rock salesman stopped at my rock shop The Quarry in Gainesville, Florida in the spring of 1969. This gentleman (I wish I knew his name) had just driven in an old stationwagon from Mexico with a load of minerals from the mines and a box of fresh meteorites from the Pueblito de Allende to sell. Hello Fred, O.R. Norton, and List, When I read Fred's comments above, I instantly felt I had heard a similar story somewhere before. But where ...? Yes, in O.R. Norton's RFS (I + II). Could that have been the very same Frederick Pough? In the summer of 1969, I was running a small planetarium on the University of Nevada campus in Reno. Late one afternoon, a visitor came to my office and introduced himself as Frederick Pough. He asked if I would be interested in buying about 100 pounds of car- bonaceous chondrite meteorites ... Now there was this stranger telling me he had a hundred pounds of carbonaceous meteorites in the trunk of his car and they were for sale! ... We walked out to the parking lot ... Pough lifted the trunk lid and there, carelessly wrapped in old El Paso newspapers ... were dozens of the world's ugliest-looking rocks ... And the meteorites? These were freshly fallen specimens specimens from the now-famous Allende, Mexico fall ... I did indeed purchase the trunk-load of Allende ... (Excerpts from O.R. Norton (1998) Rocks From Space, 2nd edition, pp. 79-81). Best wishes, Bernd Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My First Piece
I've always been into cool looking rocks for as long as I can remember. My collection of rocks got a little big by the time I was about 10 and my mum threw out some cause she thought I wouldn't notice! I DID! (The next day! After the rubbish had gone of course!) My favourite rock went. A black volcanic piece with a core of bright green crystals, which I found on a holiday. At least my softball sized piece of black scoria that floats like a tennis-ball didn't go! But then last year I got the internet and stumbled across Jim Strope's site. My first meteorites were 10g 28g Sikhote-Alin individuals. A somewhat classic start with a nice blackened/shinny iron I think?! Now I'm hooked for good I should think! Happy collecting for 2002 everyone! Jeff. http://my.yahoo.com.au - My Yahoo! - It's My Yahoo! Get your own! __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My three first meteorites was a mundrabilla 47 g, Canyon 48g and Deport (A) 1,5 gfrom Zelimir Gabelica, bought in april 1994. Actually I'm 200 pieces in my collection, and the prefered is Hainaut, H3-6 chondrite fell in Belgium/France, third world main mass... I don't sale my collection for all world gold!! Best wishes, Vincent Jacques From: "Matt Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:17:54 -0700 My first meteorite was not actually a "meteorite" but a piece of iron shale, that I thought WAS a meteorite, from the Meteor Crater Gift Shop. I think my folks bought it for me back in 1988 or thereabouts. Come to think of it, I may still have it in a box somewhere. My first REAL meteorite was a 35g etched slice of Gibeon from Alain Carion. Still have that one, and it looks super. Matt Morgan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rob and Colleen Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:16 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-508420 2-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Discutez en ligne avec vos amis, essayez MSN Messenger : Cliquez ici Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My first 2 specimens were a 16g Gibeon etched slice, and a 383g Toluca individual. I acquired these two from the Calgary Coin Antique Gallery, in 1998. Still love them, and are probably the only 2 meteorites I paid CND dollars for. I'm not an addict, but have over 300 localities in my collection, maybe I do get the shakes once in a while. See my collection on the link below if you want. Roman Jirasek www.meteoritelabels.com/Collection2.html - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rob and Colleen [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece My first meteorite was purchased at Flandreau Planetarium in 1987, I was 15 years old. It was an 80 gram Canyon Diablo, $20.00. I still have it. After that I never thought again about meteorites, until 1995 at the Tucson Gem show. Met Bob Haag and bought a piece of Gao, $72.00, my check bounced! Bob hassled me for a couple of days. The rest is history. I found my first meteorite at Gold Basin, 19 grams. Since then I have found Canyon Diablo, Monturaqui, Imilac, Odessa, Portales Valley, Ourique and Holbrook. I would sell my collection for $1,000,000. Not less, I love it too much. Mike Farmer Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Dear Listees, My first meteorite was found originally by the Native Americans and then later found by my Great Grandfather. When I was about five, I remember trying to break the Potter meteorite to see what was so special inside. Then, when 30 something taking my son of four to an unknown site some three hours away at 1:00 - 2:00 AM to find some meteorite. Then at the first crack of light, opening the truck door after spending the early morning freezing in my 1976 Datsun truck, without taking more than one step, bending down and saying to my son we found it (at the original fall site; without ever being there before) We had rediscovered that which was discovered without any knowledge of the exact location. Dirk RossTokyo Bernd Pauli HD wrote: Michael Farmer and Michael Casper wrote: Graham, email me your address and i'll double your collection for free! Mike Farmer Email me your address as well, I'll send ya a couple. xoxox, MC Hello Mike, hello Michael, hello All! First of all a resounding bravo from Germany for this generous gift to Graham !!! So Santa is still around :-) At the age of 12, I started getting interested in astronomy which soon turned into a life-long passion. But strangely enough, I used to skip those pages in my astronomy books that dealt with meteors, comets, and m e t e o r i t e s. One day, in the early eighties, I bought my first moldavite from an Austrian dealer - a Mr. Zensinger, then an Australasian tektite (an indochinite) at a mineral and gem shop in Heidelberg, and, then my first real meteorite - a small, round, cut and etched Mundrabilla slice about the size of a quarter from the Zeitschels. Of course I still have this one to behold and to cherish. But I still had not developed any special interest in meteorites - I merely thought it was the proper thing to have for an amateur astronomer. A Canyon Diablo soon followed, then an Odessa, an Allende for about $ 1.00/gr (!) and a Nuevo Mercurio for $ 1.00/gr (!) and from then on I absolutely agree with Ron's fitting description of the situation: By that time, the disease had spread and was inoperable! -- I had become addicted to meteorites, I was on the hook and will probably stay there for the rest of my life :-) Bernd Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My first piece
Dear list and collectors; My first piece of meteorite was a 135 gram specimen of canyon diablo that I purchased ($135) from my newly aquainted White's metal detector dealer...who is now my best buddy in petrified wood and gold nuggets as well. Oh, the detector isn't too bad either. He lives three blocks away, and I had not met him in the six years that I I had lived here prior to that. I had read a rock and gem magazine article on using a detector to hunt meteorites...and poof (!), this guy has a small collection, WOW! I was hooked from then on. One could actually hold and own their own meteorites? Andworse yet, they are very valuable, and can be found if one works hard enough, holy moly. So I have worked hard, have a nice amature collection, have invested wisely, and haven't found any myself. I just need to go through my rock pile in my back yard one more time (just kidding, I'm not that lucky). The last meteorite authenticated from Wyoming was in 1947, the Waltman, and I have a small piece. Best thread, Dave Freeman Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My first meteorite was a piece of indochinite that I saw in some new age catalog that was sitting out at a bank. I bought it for $100 and read up on meteorites and quickly figured out that it wasn't really a meteorite and got my money back. As it turns out there is a rock shop just a few blocks down the street from my house that I stopped in one day on the way home from work and picked up a polished 10g slice of Gibeon. I must confess I was slightly upset that the person who cut it didn't bother polishing out all those scratches that were on there. ;) Two and a half years later I've got over different 130 meteorites in my collection. You can go to http://www.asteroidmodels.com/Personal/meteorites/meteoritelist.htm to see my list. My absolute favorite has to be my crusted 4.1g slice of Burnwell that I got from the Smithsonian. A few other highlights are Eagle Station, Losttown Georgia (there are only 4 places in the world that have any), and Lodran. Best wishes, Rhett Bourland www.asteroidmodels.com www.asteroidmodels.com/personal -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rob and Colleen Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:16 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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About a year and a half ago I decided to get my friends some really unique Christmas gifts -- meteorites! (Don't ask me why; it was a weird impulse) I had just been introduced to eBay, so I looked up meteorites, and lo and behold, there were absolutely HUNDREDS of them for sale! I had no idea there were so many different ones out there, and I could buy all of them (I wish!) I bid on about a dozen of them, and won 3 or 4, from Dean and Mike, as I recall. They all came in around the same time, so I don't know which one was first, but I'll give the nod to a tiny weathered Imilac fragment I got from Mike. BTW, I DID give my friends their meteorites for Christmas. No one got the bug like I did, but it was still cool. The hard part was giving them up to their new homes, not knowing if they were going to be as cherished as they were in my collection. One of my friends got a tiny chip of Zagami. He is a sci-fi nut, and loves it, because this will probably be as close as he ever gets to the Red Planet. One for the good guys... Tracy Latimer Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My First Piece
I'm continuing to use the same subject heading, but my initial thoughts about My First Piece were more along the lines of sex and guns. Is my Freudian slip showing? Like Bernd, as a child I shivered Christmas night in freezing northern climes with my new present, a telescope. As far as space rocks went, they fell on August 13 if you were allowed to stay up late. Museums owned meteorites, not people. A few years ago I was looking at USA Today while sitting on a beach in Mexico and read a story about the first Natural History Auction being put on by Phillip's in NYC. According to the story, a piece of Mars, the Zagami meteorite was being offered. The manufacturers suggested retail value for 15 kg was $2,200. A typo, but what did I know. One could own a real piece of planet Mars?! Get out-of-here! Rather than bid at the auction - the winner being the one who wants to pay the highest price - I decided to track down the owner and buy direct. Hello, bro! was the way Bob greeted me on the phone when I introduced myself and told him that I wanted to buy some Zagami if he had any left. He did. Do you know what price Zagami brought in a NY auction yesterday? $500 a gram! I'm rich. You're a lucky man today Bob went on. I've got a beautiful 7 gm slice sitting right in front of me. Wow! Look at that shock vein! It's got an edge of shiny black crust..Killer, Man!!! You'll love it! Sounds good, Bob. How much? Well, I told you that it's your lucky day, man. You're the last person I'm selling any to for the low price of $200 a gram. I felt lucky, worried (who exactly was I sending $1,400 to?) and giddy. What do you exactly DO with a slice (?) of Mars? How big is 7 gms.? Not even waiting for it's arrival from Tucson, a few days later I bought another 4.1 grams of Zagami from Russ Kempton (I don't think Bob was into close measurements in those days, he just rounded down). I wanted to get more before they ran out. My next purchase included (yes, at auction.see what madness meteorites bring) 1.8gms of Nakhla (no dogs allowed). And through this serendipity, MARSROX was born. Happiest New Year, health, peace and prosperity to all, Kevin Kichinka Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My First Piece
Quite a thread running hear. My first piece was aquired only 2+ years ago. A neat little 3 gram Allende end cut from Mike Farmer off ebay. I did trade it away (reluctantly) for an 8 gram LL3 end cut a few months ago. Economically a good deal but still sad to part with it. I am as addicted as Roman J. and do get the shakes from time to time but have not been able to match his very impressive collection. Mine (needs to be updated) can be seen at http://www.bmts.com/~tett/meteorite.html. The best thing of collecting meteorites is getting involved with this wonderful community. Hopefully one year I will be able to get to Tucson. Cheers tett aka Mike Tettenborn Owen Sound, Ontario Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Mike Farmer wrote: After that I never thought again about meteorites, until 1995 at the Tucson Gem show. Met Bob Haag and bought a piece of Gao, $72.00, my check bounced! Bob hassled me for a couple of days. The rest is history. I first realized there were meteorites available when I found a NEMS catalog in a used book store here in Tucson. For a few hundred dollars you could get 12 specimens including MARS!!. I went on the internet and found Mike Farmer's email address and emailed him. That was in Sep 1995 and Mike's whole collection fit into a 12x18 inch shadow box. I bought a 37 gram piece of Salaices for $93 as my first meteorite and still have it. A few months later at the 96 Tucson show I bought 6 kg of Hamada du Draa (now called El Hammami) and sold 4 of them to Michael Casper, my first meteorite sale. Eric Olson ELKK Meteorites http://www.star-bits.com Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello all, My first meteorite was a 154 gram Canyon Diablo, purchased in 1988 from (get ready.I was a newcomer remember that folks!) Bethany sciences. It is one of their sets that came with a wooden base with plaque and a caliper stand. I paid $80 for it. At the time they were the only one advertising in the astronomy mags and I didn't know there were other dealers out there. I started seriously collecting in 1998 and now have 39 specimens. A list (with some photos) is on my web site at: www.idsi.net/~trandall/welcome.html Yes, it's a small collection compared to some but it's growing and I absolutely love it. So there is my story. Regards, Tom Randall -- Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] My First Piece
My first piece was from Russ Kempton (NEMS) a slice of Allende, I still have it here http://www.meteorman.org/Allende-Slice.htm It was those white chondrules that interested me the most. He said to meteorites are believed to hold fundamental clues to the origin of life on Earth -WELL (that did it for me !!! ) Also being the oldest thing on the planet, I was HOOKED Tim Heitz Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi List, It's funny the different ways we've all become involved in meteorites. I received my first two stones for Christmas in 1995. I had been interested in astronomy for quite a while, and my son thought a couple of meteorites would make a nice gift that matched my hobby. He got me a 47 gr. Gibeon slice and a .10 gr. Murchison fragment. These stones were so fascinating to me, I've been collecting ever since. I really enjoy sharing my collection. I give talks at astronomy star parties and have been a guest lecturer at two local colleges (I'm trying to generate interest at the schools). I have been lucky enough to acquire enough inexpensive NWA meteorites that I can afford to give a lot of them away to professors, young folks and students. Thanks, Steve Smith Rob and Colleen wrote: Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My first meteorite was purchased at Flandreau Planetarium in 1987, I was 15 years old. It was an 80 gram Canyon Diablo, $20.00. I still have it. After that I never thought again about meteorites, until 1995 at the Tucson Gem show. Met Bob Haag and bought a piece of Gao, $72.00, my check bounced! Bob hassled me for a couple of days. The rest is history. I found my first meteorite at Gold Basin, 19 grams. Since then I have found Canyon Diablo, Monturaqui, Imilac, Odessa, Portales Valley, Ourique and Holbrook. I would sell my collection for $1,000,000. Not less, I love it too much. Mike Farmer Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My first meteorite was not actually a meteorite but a piece of iron shale, that I thought WAS a meteorite, from the Meteor Crater Gift Shop. I think my folks bought it for me back in 1988 or thereabouts. Come to think of it, I may still have it in a box somewhere. My first REAL meteorite was a 35g etched slice of Gibeon from Alain Carion. Still have that one, and it looks super. Matt Morgan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rob and Colleen Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:16 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-508420 2-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
RE: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
Mine was a 42 gram slice of Odessa purchased from Russ Kempton (NEMS) back in June of 1994. I was looking through the ads is the back of either Astronomy or Sky and Telescope and saw an ad that said Own a piece of another world..the very thought boggled my mind (and still does). Craig McDonald Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
Graham, email me your address and ill double your collection for free! Mike Farmer http://www.meteoriteguy.com http://www.meteoritehunter.com - Original Message - From: Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Hello list, I got my first 'meteorite' when I was in grade 1 (1991-92). The card that came with it said that it was a meteorite but I know now that it was a tektite, At least it only cost me as much as a tektite. The next day I brought it to show-and-tell and promptly lost it (back in grade 1 I could lose anything). I got my first meteorite a few years ago. It is a 7.6 gram Canyon diablo that I got from bethany sciences for $15.00. I checked the mail daily and when I finally held the little shiny red-brown I was hooked. Now I have 5 meteorites and a crapload of tektites. My biggest meteorite is a 285 gram moroccan that I got from Dean Bessey and It's really cool. Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter From: Rob and Colleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:16:26 -0800 Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7 156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
Email me your address as well, I'll send ya a couple. xoxox, MC - Original Message - From: Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Hello list, I got my first 'meteorite' when I was in grade 1 (1991-92). The card that came with it said that it was a meteorite but I know now that it was a tektite, At least it only cost me as much as a tektite. The next day I brought it to show-and-tell and promptly lost it (back in grade 1 I could lose anything). I got my first meteorite a few years ago. It is a 7.6 gram Canyon diablo that I got from bethany sciences for $15.00. I checked the mail daily and when I finally held the little shiny red-brown I was hooked. Now I have 5 meteorites and a crapload of tektites. My biggest meteorite is a 285 gram moroccan that I got from Dean Bessey and It's really cool. Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter From: Rob and Colleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:16:26 -0800 Hello all- The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this: My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one daygems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest is history, present, and future. I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we will never sell or trade away. What was it? P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct me to the archives. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7 156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 ___ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
