Re: [meteorite-list] Northwest Africa Meteorites a blessing, or omen?

In long overdue "cleaning of house" (my very cluttered e-mail box) I re-read this. I think the topic and the point made is quite valid. NWA's have done much to broaden general collector interest, and some very, very rare and fine specimens have been brought to light in the effort. These rare on

Re: [meteorite-list] Northwest Africa Meteorites a blessing, or omen?

Dear Edward, I went round and round for a while on getting a NWA myself due to the same concerns that you have asked.If you would like to have a nice looking meteorite that weights a few pounds and you don't want to spend more than a few hundred dollars then the NWA's have a place. Yes, t

[meteorite-list] Northwest Africa Meteorites a blessing, or omen?

While at Tucson I noticed a huge number of unclassified NWA's for sale. Some lots were going for as little as $0.35 a gram. I noticed many people buying unclassified specimens. To me an unclassified meteorite is just a rock, basicilly worthless. Of course it is a meteorite, and it might even be