Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections?
The Fernbank Science Center/museum in Atlanta, GA has a large collection of Georgia Tektites. I have not been there in years, though, so if you plant to vist you may want to call ahead to make sure they still have the collection. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: "Dark Matter" To: "Phil Morgan" Cc: Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections? Hi Phil, The Smithsonian Natural HIstory Museum has a pretty good display. Here are a couple pics of the tektite presentation: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/March/disp_impacts_b1.jpg http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/March/disp_tektites_b.jpg And there's a smidgen of tektites in the upper right corner of this display in Hastings, Nebraska: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2008/october/display_high.jpg Best, Martin On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Phil Morgan wrote: Hello everyone, I was wondering where some of the better tektite collections are located and how much is on display. I'm mostly interested in the US but feel free to include others. Any suggestions? Thanks, Phil __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections?
Hi Phil, The Smithsonian Natural HIstory Museum has a pretty good display. Here are a couple pics of the tektite presentation: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/March/disp_impacts_b1.jpg http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/March/disp_tektites_b.jpg And there's a smidgen of tektites in the upper right corner of this display in Hastings, Nebraska: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2008/october/display_high.jpg Best, Martin On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Phil Morgan wrote: > Hello everyone, > I was wondering where some of the better tektite collections are > located and how much is on display. I'm mostly interested in the US > but feel free to include others. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Phil > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections?
Greetings to all, As we speak, a final inspection is underway leading to the sale of the Futrell tektite collection to a new impact museum in Canada. As soon as the deal is final, I'll circulate details. This will surely be one of the top exhibits ever. While probably not exceptional in any single category, the collection has excellent breadth as well as some famous individual specimens. There is a summary inventory on our website (TektiteSource.com)on the Futrell collection page. It'll be great to finally have this collection out where we can see it all arrayed before us! All the best from Tanzania, Norm --- On Sat, 4/18/09, Aubrey Whymark wrote: > From: Aubrey Whymark > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections? > To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 8:46 PM > Hi List > > I started some museum pages on my website a while back, it > would be > great to add to these museums if anyone has photos of > tektite > collections. www.tektites.co.uk/museums > > The British Museum of Natural History currently has a very > poor > display, bar a few nice Ivory Coast tektites. I believe > this may > improve in the future. > > The French Natural History Museum sadly has no tektites on > display, > despite the work by Lacroix. > > I believe the Czech Natural History Museum has a good > display, but I > have no more information. > > In Australia I guess there are a number of excellent > displays - > Certainly a good display is found in the Western Australian > Museum. > > In the US I have little information - if you have some info > and photos > of tektite displays you can email me at aub...@tektites.co.uk > for > inclusion in my webpage. I have learnt that Virgil Barnes > donated his > collection to the Texas Memorial Museum > > In the Philippines I believe there are no displays. There > used to be > one at the Planetarium, but that was under renovation, and > I believe > still is. No idea if tektites will be back on display there > when it > opens again. > > Regards, Aubrey > www.tektites.co.uk > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Phil Morgan > wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I was wondering where some of the better tektite > collections are > > located and how much is on display. I'm mostly > interested in the US > > but feel free to include others. Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Phil > > __ > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Best institutional tektite collections?
Hi List I started some museum pages on my website a while back, it would be great to add to these museums if anyone has photos of tektite collections. www.tektites.co.uk/museums The British Museum of Natural History currently has a very poor display, bar a few nice Ivory Coast tektites. I believe this may improve in the future. The French Natural History Museum sadly has no tektites on display, despite the work by Lacroix. I believe the Czech Natural History Museum has a good display, but I have no more information. In Australia I guess there are a number of excellent displays - Certainly a good display is found in the Western Australian Museum. In the US I have little information - if you have some info and photos of tektite displays you can email me at aub...@tektites.co.uk for inclusion in my webpage. I have learnt that Virgil Barnes donated his collection to the Texas Memorial Museum In the Philippines I believe there are no displays. There used to be one at the Planetarium, but that was under renovation, and I believe still is. No idea if tektites will be back on display there when it opens again. Regards, Aubrey www.tektites.co.uk On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Phil Morgan wrote: > Hello everyone, > I was wondering where some of the better tektite collections are > located and how much is on display. I'm mostly interested in the US > but feel free to include others. Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Phil > __ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
