[meteorite-list] Largest collection criteria

[Phil Morgan]

I'd think that if you are speaking of the "largest", you'd 
have to measure the volume of the collection.  I'd think a 
stone slightly "bigger" than a similar size iron would be 
considered the larger of the two.  That could be 
problematic though, so you could use the weight of two 
collections with simlar stone/iron weight ratios.  What 
was Marvin's...4 tons?

Anyone have any idea how much Bob Haag's collection 
weighs?

If you're talking about most diverse, it would be the 
number of unique types of specimens.

If you're talking about most valuable, then it would 
require measurement against a common price list.

Quality would be much more subjective other than the 
obvious (a ton of weathered NWAs certainly wouldn't 
compare to a ton of historic falls).

Regards to all,
Phil


On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:58:40 -0600
  Matt Morgan <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com> wrote:
> What determines the "largest in the world". Number of 
>pieces, quality, rare? I wanna know since this title gets 
>tossed around ALOT.
> 
> ===============
> Matt Morgan
> Mile High Meteorites
> P.O. Box 151293
> Lakewood, CO 80215 USA
> http://www.mhmeteorites.com
> ebay id: mhmeteorites
> 
> 
> 
> DNAndrews wrote:
> 
>> Hmmm....I had no idea that Marvin had the largest 
>>private meteorite 
>> collection in the world.  Learn something new everyday.
>> Also, I hope the Flandreau gives proper credit to John 
>>Blennert for 
>> all the "freebies" he has donated to them over the 
>>years.
>> Sounds like a nice event indeed.  Thanks for sharing 
>>Eric.
>> Dave
>>
>> star-bits at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>> FYI for those in the Tucson area.
>>>
>>> <http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=10995> 
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Eric Olson
>>> ELKK Meteorites
>>> http://www.star-bits.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ______________________________________________
>>> Meteorite-list mailing list
>>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>> ______________________________________________
>> Meteorite-list mailing list
>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>>
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list