[meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

[Pete Pete]

Hi, all,

Speaking of Hidden Treasures, is the Vatican meteorite collection ever 
displayed for the public? I think I read somewhere that this is the largest 
private collection of meteorites in the world...

Off topic, and somewhat rhetorical, I wonder why the RC church would have 
such a huge collection of items which contradicts their doctrine that the 
universe is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old...

Cheers,
Pete


From: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>
To: "tracy latimer" 
<daistiho at hotmail.com>,<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:01:19 -0400

Tracy,

What inspired you to think of such a possibility?  It would have been 
wonderful (not too far fetched either) had a meteorite turned up in a shoe 
box marked "Scott Expedition Misc Stones"  and tucked in the bowels of the 
British Natural History Museum.

Any luck getting an invite?  A few years ago Dean Bessey, Roman Jirasek and 
I visited the Royal Ontario Museum to view their meteorites in storage. 
Definitely a thrill.  I will never forget holding a grapefruit sized 
Johnstown Diogenite individual and being overwhelmed.  The ROM has an 
incredible collection that rarely gets viewed.  I am sure the BNHM has an 
even bigger stored collection.

Cheers,

Mike


----- Original Message ----- From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites


>A couple of months ago, I proposed a question to the List about possible 
>meteorites having been brought back from Antarctica in Captain Scott's rock 
>samples.  I just heard back from Dr. Sara Russell at the British Natural 
>History Museum, where I have been trying to arrange a viewing of the 
>meteorites in storage when I visit London this fall. The mineralogy 
>department there also is responsible for curating the rock samples from 
>Captain Scott's expedition.   She said that, as interesting an idea as it 
>might have been, there were definitely NO meteorites brought back in 
>Captain Scott's effects.  Oh, well; it would have been an extra dose of 
>science gained from a tragic loss.
>
>Tracy Latimer
>
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