[meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Hi List! I still have my first meteorite a 105.9 gram Sikhote Alin explosion fragment, bought during the Hamburg mineral fair from Jürgen Nauber in 1996! For me its like yesterday, as I came home and my father told me, that I had spend a lot of money for a grenade or bomb splinter! ;) Ingo __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Michael and list, Mine is a 154 gram Canyon Diablo bought in 1988 from (coughBethanycough) I didn't know about them at the time though so don't fault me for it! I still have it. Since then I've bought many from the great folks here on the list, including Mike. I think my meager collection is now up to about 55 or so specimens, mostly small. Regards, Tom in N.Y. On Mar 16, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Michael Farmer wrote: I have my first meteorite, an 80 gram Canyon Diablo that I bought when I was 15 years old. --- http://home.hvc.rr.com/kb2sms/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I have my first meteorite, an 80 gram Canyon Diablo that I bought when I was 15 years old. I purchased it for $15.00 from the Planetarium at the UofA. (I guess they are thieves and greedy scum motivated only by profit)! ;) I still have it. My second meteorite was a slice of Forest B purchased from Bob Haag at the Tucson show in 1995. I sold that one long ago, but that meteorite started the fire that has burned in me ever since. only months later I was buying and selling meteorites. Michael Farmer __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I received my first meteorite in 1996, a gift from Dr. William Cassidy, the Father of the ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) Program. It is a 21.2 g Henbury and is proudly displayed in the Natural Sciences Section of my Living Room along with 78 other meteorites ranging from .001g to 26.5 lbs. My first find was a 12.4g Gold Basin in 2001 while hunting with Don O'Keeffe. Regards,Dave P. - Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi, Got my first in about 1986, (an expensive) 'Oddessa' (a measley 2g speck stuck to a card), came from a famous fossil shop in Lyme Regis in Dorset UK, I remember also seeing a large Gibeon slice which had a price tag of £1250 pounds on it! First time I had ever seen a Widmanstatten pattern, that image haunted me for weeks afterwards! (Prices back then where sooo different to these days, I tell yer, the newbies don't know they are born!!!). Then I had to wait another 5 years before I could find any more space rocks to buy, but once the internet was here, it was full steam ahead. But even now that I have a pretty good collection I still walk past my meteorite cabinet glance at an etched Iron slice and think WOW!!! I think we are very much spoilt for choice these days, It's tempting to hoard as many meteorites as you can but how many people ever really LOOK and WONDER at them!?! Mark From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of greg stanley Sent: 12 March 2007 18:04 To: Ruben Garcia; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite? Hi All: I still have my very first meteorite, which I bought on the side of the road near Winslow, Az. It's a 25 gram Canyon Diablo Iron. I've had it since 1997 when I was driving from Austin, TX to Long Beach, CA. I very fun trip. I also (definitely) still have my first find, which I found last year in May in California. There two I will never give up. Even though I have others that are worth more, rarer, and more unusual, there is nothing like the first ones. "You never forget your first." Greg Stanley Ruben Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded, lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I actually started collecting them. Even now I only hold on to the very best of what I find. I really regret selling some meteorites though, as some of my very best finds are in other peoples collections. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi All, I do!! The first time I ever saw a meteorite was at Chabot's Space and Science Center in Oakland, California in 2001. http://www.chabotspace.org/ I was taken in by those beautiful "rocks". I stayed for a long time just looking at whole stones and slices of iron and stony meteorites in the display case. Unbelievable beautiful! Unbelievable to see rocks from space!! The next year I received three meteorites as a gift. A Gold Basin, a Sikhote Alin and one from the Mojave desert. I still have them all nestled in the chocolate tin can they came in. The same year I found my very own meteorite from a Nevada dry lake!!! The meteorite bug has bit me!!! These meteorites will never leave me and actually all additional finds I have made since then, which consists of several different types of meteorites, I am planning on keeping also. This is what I collect, my own finds! Happy collecting or hunting or both, Moni _ With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these few simple tips. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMFebtagline __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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When I first found out that meteorites were avaiable to be bought online, I was looking for unique Christmas presents. Consequently, the first dozen meteorites I bought were given away. Then I realized I should be keeping some of these goodies for myself, and an obsession was born. One of the first meteorites I bought intending to keep it for myself was a skeletal Imilac from Dean, which I still have. In fact, aside from a few I have given away, I have kept almost every meteorite that has come into my possession since then, and cherish all of them. Tracy Latimer _ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Hi All: I still have my very first meteorite, which I bought on the side of the road near Winslow, Az. Its a 25 gram Canyon Diablo Iron. Ive had it since 1997 when I was driving from Austin, TX to Long Beach, CA. I very fun trip. I also (definitely) still have my first find, which I found last year in May in California. There two I will never give up. Even though I have others that are worth more, rarer, and more unusual, there is nothing like the first ones. You never forget your first. Greg Stanley Ruben Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded, lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I actually started collecting them. Even now I only hold on to the very best of what I find. I really regret selling some meteorites though, as some of my very best finds are in other peoples collections. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Dear List; I have my first meteorite yet, a CD that is 135 grams. I paid $1 a gram at that time back in 1998. Dave F. Pat Brown wrote: Hi Ruben and the List, This is a great topic. I still have the first meteorite I purchased. It is a small Canyon Diablo. I also have the first meteorite that I found, a small Tungsten Mountain. There is also joy in giving away meteorites. This past Christmas, I gave a small Tungsten Mountain meteorite to each of my nephews and nieces. I printed an 8.5 x 11 glossy of the in-situ photo and framed this with the meteorite in a gem jar velcroed to the front of the frame, on the back of the frame is a color printout of a USGS topo map with the location that the meteorite was found. Each of the kids really enjoyed them. One niece took hers to class and used it for show and tell. Kids need things that make science fun and meaning full. Pat --- Ruben Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded, lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I actually started collecting them. Even now I only hold on to the very best of what I find. I really regret selling some meteorites though, as some of my very best finds are in other peoples collections. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 __ 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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite? and Walter Zeitschel
Hi List
I also will comment on my first meteorite, but later, but I would like to
know how the recovery of Walter Zeitschel is coming along.
I would like to be sure that our American friends do not forget to send some
greetings his way.
If you don't know Walter Z. then maybe Michael Hoffman could send his report
along, translated maybe, of his visit with him just a month ago.
May you Walter recover quickly,
Sincerely, Moni
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Date: 12 Mar 2007 21:09:23 UT
Jerry Flaherty writes:
My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennert.
None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination.
Hello Listees and Listoids,
Like so many others, I have to find my first own meteorite yet. But the
first
meteorite I purchased was a 15-gram cut + etched Mundrabilla slice from
Walter Zeitschel - see Meteorite Times interview, May 2002, Vol.1, No.2.
Of course, I still have this "Little Australian".
P.S.: If you are interested in more "What was your first meteorite?", the
Meteorite
Times Magazine interviews ("Meteorite People") are an excellent source
because
virtually all of those interviewed were asked this question!
P.S.S.: Speaking of John Blennert's "generous gifts", I would like to add
that one
of my most beautiful Gold Basin meteorites is such a generous gift from
John. He
sent it (two of them,...to be exact!) in May 1999 and it arrived just a few
days
after my 54th birthday anniversary. It weighs a whopping 76 grams, it still
has
traces of its original black fusion crust beneath a thin layer of caliche,
and it is
definitely flight-marked. Another meteorite that will never leave this
collection!
Best wishes,
Bernd
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[meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Jerry Flaherty writes:
My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennert.
None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination.
Hello Listees and Listoids,
Like so many others, I have to find my first own meteorite yet. But the first
meteorite I purchased was a 15-gram cut + etched Mundrabilla slice from
Walter Zeitschel - see Meteorite Times interview, May 2002, Vol.1, No.2.
Of course, I still have this "Little Australian".
P.S.: If you are interested in more "What was your first meteorite?", the
Meteorite
Times Magazine interviews ("Meteorite People") are an excellent source because
virtually all of those interviewed were asked this question!
P.S.S.: Speaking of John Blennert's "generous gifts", I would like to add that
one
of my most beautiful Gold Basin meteorites is such a generous gift from John. He
sent it (two of them,...to be exact!) in May 1999 and it arrived just a few days
after my 54th birthday anniversary. It weighs a whopping 76 grams, it still has
traces of its original black fusion crust beneath a thin layer of caliche, and
it is
definitely flight-marked. Another meteorite that will never leave this
collection!
Best wishes,
Bernd
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Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennet. None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination Jerry Flaherty __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Hi Ruben and the List, This is a great topic. I still have the first meteorite I purchased. It is a small Canyon Diablo. I also have the first meteorite that I found, a small Tungsten Mountain. There is also joy in giving away meteorites. This past Christmas, I gave a small Tungsten Mountain meteorite to each of my nephews and nieces. I printed an 8.5 x 11 glossy of the in-situ photo and framed this with the meteorite in a gem jar velcroed to the front of the frame, on the back of the frame is a color printout of a USGS topo map with the location that the meteorite was found. Each of the kids really enjoyed them. One niece took hers to class and used it for show and tell. Kids need things that make science fun and meaning full. Pat --- Ruben Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded, > lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever > found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I > actually started collecting them. Even now I only > hold > on to the very best of what I find. I really regret > selling some meteorites though, as some of my very > best finds are in other peoples collections. > > > Ruben Garcia > Phoenix, Arizona > http://www.mr-meteorite.com > > > > > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 > __ > 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
[meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?
Hi all, I'm sure I am atypical. For years I sold, traded, lost, or gave away just about every meteorite I ever found. It wasn't till about a year or two ago that I actually started collecting them. Even now I only hold on to the very best of what I find. I really regret selling some meteorites though, as some of my very best finds are in other peoples collections. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
