[meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-30 Thread Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list
Hello All, I came into meteorites from an astronomical background. I started collecting meteorites, moldavites, tektites, and impactites in the early 1980’s. First purchase was a moldavite, then followed an Australasian tektite, and soon after a small, etched Mundrabilla slice. I soon had a hun

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2015-12-29 Thread Carl Esparza via Meteorite-list
Hello List, For me it was back in 1989. I owned an art gallery in Tucson at the time so, I would go into Bob Haag's room at the Desert Inn during the Tucson Gem Show to buy meteorites. That was a sight to behold. Bob had the entire room blacked out like in outer space with directional lighting

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2015-12-29 Thread Roman Jirasek via Meteorite-list
rasek www.meteoritelabels.com -- From: "Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list" Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:28 PM To: "J Sinclair" Cc: "Meteorite List" Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

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2015-12-29 Thread Robert Beauford via Meteorite-list
I think I started actively collecting around '97 or '98, but I'm not entirely sure anymore. I started to really become passionately interested in the science in around 2001. At one time, I basically read the entire met list archive for want of other literature. Killgore, Haag, Anne Black and

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2015-12-28 Thread Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list
Hello List, For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours and making lists of my dream locations. My first piece was a 107 gram Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today. Looking back it is amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life, so many more

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2015-12-28 Thread almitt2--- via Meteorite-list
Greetings, Great Topic John!! I technically started my collection in the mid 1960's with a visit to Meteor(ite) Crater. I was hoping to buy an actual iron meteorite. You could only buy shale, so I bought several on a square card that had a purplish/red color with a fireball trail and meteori

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2015-12-28 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
own. It has been a very interesting journey. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Paul Harris via Meteorite-list To: J Sinclair ; Meteorite List Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2015 10:56 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

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2015-12-28 Thread Don Merchant via Meteorite-list
al Wonders www.ctreasurescwonders.com IMCA #0960 - Original Message - From: "Paul Harris via Meteorite-list" To: "J Sinclair" ; "Meteorite List" Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers Hi John, Jim and I

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2015-12-28 Thread Paul Harris via Meteorite-list
Hi John, Jim and I were active before this but '95 & '96 is when the Internet started taking off and the first meteorite websites were born. I think Eric Twelker was the first with The Meteorite Marketplace. Can't believe 2016 will be 20 years... Paul On 12/27/2015 5:11 PM, J Sinclair vi

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2015-12-27 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
I started collecting meteorites in the 1980's. I also recall getting my 1st Peekskill meteorite about 3 weeks after it hit the car, so would of been in 1992. Ron __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archive

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2015-12-27 Thread Mike Tettenborn via Meteorite-list
I too started my meteorite journey in 1996. A few here may remember the late Robert Szep who was a real character and who loved meteorites. I purchased a nice El Hammami slice off him which is still in my collection. I think it was just a few years later when I purchased a nice Allende indivi

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2015-12-27 Thread Tommy via Meteorite-list
Hi to all, I started collecting in 1998 with a 154 Canyon Diablo bought from Ron Ferrell. Regards! Tom On 12/27/2015 08:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list wrote: Hello All, 20 years. I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes "established in 1996" The Meteorit

[meteorite-list] 1996-2016 meteorite collectors / dealers

2015-12-27 Thread J Sinclair via Meteorite-list
Hello All, 20 years. I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes "established in 1996" The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996" Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why? Many dealers and collectors were active befor